---
name: "Nathan Kahane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nathan-kahane"
fi1m_id: "nathan-kahane"
imdb_id: "nm1144042"
tmdb_id: 40383
wikidata_id: "Q6969167"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T04:36:01.455071+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."
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# Nathan Kahane

## Identity

Nathan Kahane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nathan-kahane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nathan-kahane
- **IMDb ID:** nm1144042
- **TMDB ID:** 40383
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6969167
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Kahane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6969167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1144042/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40383

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 2004–2017
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (3), 2010s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 3, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $610m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Kahane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6969167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1144042/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40383

## Coming up

- *Karoshi* (2027-01-28), Producer
- *Day Drinker* (2027-03-25), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle*](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Nathan Kahane is an American film producer. He began his career in the agent training programme at International Creative Management and later served as executive vice president of motion pictures at the Canton Company.

In 2003, Kahane co-founded Mandate Pictures with Joe Drake and became its president. He produced or executive-produced films including *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), *Juno* (2007), *50/50* (2011) and *This Is the End* (2013). In 2012, he co-founded Good Universe with Drake. Kahane is also a partner at Ghost House Pictures, where he has been an executive producer on titles such as *The Grudge* (2004), *Evil Dead* (2013) and *Don't Breathe* (2016). In 2018 he became president of Lionsgate's motion picture group.

Kahane launched the production and finance company True North in 2026.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Neighbors* (2014), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)
- *Juno* (2007), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *Stranger Than Fiction* (2006), Fi1m 78, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-fiction.md)
- *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

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

- *Day Drinker* (2027), Producer
- *Karoshi* (2027), Producer
- *Don't Breathe 2* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Desperados* (2020), Producer
- *The Grudge* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Good Boys* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Always Be My Maybe* (2019), Producer
- *Long Shot* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Extinction* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Ibiza* (2018), Producer
- *Blockers* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The House* (2017), Producer
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Don't Breathe* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), Executive Producer
- *The Night Before* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Neighbors* (2014), Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors.md)
- *Oldboy* (2013), Producer
- *Last Vegas* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Paradise* (2013), Executive Producer
- *This Is the End* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Evil Dead* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Charlie Countryman* (2013), Executive Producer
- *The Possession* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Hope Springs* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Seeking a Friend for the End of the World* (2012), Executive Producer
- *LOL* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Young Adult* (2011), Executive Producer
- *A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas* (2011), Executive Producer
- *50/50* (2011), Executive Producer
- *The Switch* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Peacock* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Drag Me to Hell* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Whip It* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Horsemen* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Passengers* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Strangers* (2008), Producer
- *Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay* (2008), Producer
- *Juno* (2007), Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Boogeyman 2* (2007), Executive Producer
- *30 Days of Night* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Rise: Blood Hunter* (2007), Executive Producer
- *The Messengers* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Stranger Than Fiction* (2006), Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-fiction.md)
- *The Grudge 2* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Neverwas* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Boogeyman* (2005), Executive Producer
- *The Grudge* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md)
- *Trapped* (2002), Co-Producer
- *Angel Eyes* (2001), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *Get Carter* (2000), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *Mommy's Home*, Executive Producer
- *Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel*, Producer
- *Always, Roxanne*, Producer

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