---
name: "Jeff Nathanson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-nathanson"
fi1m_id: "jeff-nathanson"
imdb_id: "nm0622288"
tmdb_id: 2689
wikidata_id: "Q771104"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 October 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 54
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T05:14:32.237874+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jeff Nathanson

## Identity

Jeff Nathanson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeff-nathanson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeff-nathanson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0622288
- **TMDB ID:** 2689
- **Wikidata ID:** Q771104
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Nathanson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622288/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2689

Writer. Born 12 October 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 October 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Brett Ratner](https://film.one/person/brett-ratner.md), [Chris Tucker](https://film.one/person/chris-tucker.md), [Jackie Chan](https://film.one/person/jackie-chan.md), [Jonathan Glickman](https://film.one/person/jonathan-glickman.md), [Roger Birnbaum](https://film.one/person/roger-birnbaum.md), [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md), [Walter F. Parkes](https://film.one/person/walter-f-parkes.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 54, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 36 (1), 2000s 60 (5), 2010s 48 (2), 2020s 57 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 54 to 52 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 5, Adventure 4, Comedy 3, Crime 3, Drama 3, Animation 2
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,309m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Nathanson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622288/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2689

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Mufasa: The Lion King*](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) (57), [*The Lion King*](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king-2019.md) (52), [*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales*](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md) (45)
- **Apple TV:** [*Catch Me If You Can*](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md) (83), [*The Terminal*](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md) (63)
- **Paramount+:** [*Rush Hour 2*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md) (61)
- **Tubi:** [*Rush Hour 3*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md) (38)
- **Netflix:** [*Speed 2: Cruise Control*](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md) (36)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jeff Nathanson is an American screenwriter. He was born on 12 October 1965 in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and studied screenwriting at the AFI Conservatory.

Nathanson wrote the screenplays for *Catch Me If You Can* (2002) and *The Terminal* (2004), both directed by Steven Spielberg. His other credits include *Rush Hour 2* (2001), *Rush Hour 3* (2007), *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), *The Lion King* (2019) and *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, scriptmag.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Fi1m 57, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md)
- *The Lion King* (2019), Fi1m 52, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king-2019.md)
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), Fi1m 45, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), Fi1m 55, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *Rush Hour 3* (2007), Fi1m 38, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), Fi1m 63, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), Fi1m 83, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md)
- *Rush Hour 2* (2001), Fi1m 61, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md)
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Snow White* (2025), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white.md)
- *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Screenplay — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md)
- *Young Woman and the Sea* (2024), Producer, Writer
- *The Lion King* (2019), Screenplay — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king-2019.md)
- *Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean* (2017), Characters
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md)
- *Tower Heist* (2011), Screenplay
- *New York, I Love You* (2008), Writer
- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), Story — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *Rush Hour 3* (2007), Screenplay — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md)
- *The Last Shot* (2004), Director, Writer
- *The Terminal* (2004), Screenplay — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), Screenplay — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md)
- *Rush Hour 2* (2001), Screenplay — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md)
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Screenplay — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Luis Miguel: El Concierto* (1995), Musician
- *For Better or Worse* (1995), Executive Producer, Writer
- *Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Reboot*, Writer

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