---
name: "Rick Jaffa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rick-jaffa"
fi1m_id: "rick-jaffa"
imdb_id: "nm0415425"
tmdb_id: 67802
wikidata_id: "Q17372908"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "8 May 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T01:03:45.049740+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."
---

# Rick Jaffa

## Identity

Rick Jaffa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rick-jaffa
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rick-jaffa
- **IMDb ID:** nm0415425
- **TMDB ID:** 67802
- **Wikidata ID:** Q17372908
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Jaffa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17372908, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415425/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67802

Writer and producer. Born 8 May 1956 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 8 May 1956, United States
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Рік Джаффа, ريك جافا
- **Frequently works with:** [Amanda Silver](https://film.one/person/amanda-silver.md), [Andy Serkis](https://film.one/person/andy-serkis.md), [Dylan Clark](https://film.one/person/dylan-clark.md), [Peter Chernin](https://film.one/person/peter-chernin.md), [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md), [Jon Landau](https://film.one/person/jon-landau.md), [Mark Bomback](https://film.one/person/mark-bomback.md), [Matt Reeves](https://film.one/person/matt-reeves.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as writer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 73 (4), 2020s 61 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 67 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 7, Action 5, Adventure 5, Drama 3, Thriller 3, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $7,643m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Jaffa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17372908, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415425/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67802

## Coming up

- *Avatar 4* (2029-12-19), Story
- *Avatar 5* (2031-12-17), Story

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Rise of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (80), [*Dawn of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (78), [*Avatar: The Way of Water*](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md) (68), [*Jurassic World*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md) (60), [*Avatar: Fire and Ash*](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md) (58), [*Mulan*](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md) (54)
- **HBO Max:** [*War for the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Rick Jaffa is an American screenwriter and film producer. He has worked in partnership with his wife, Amanda Silver, since 1992.

Jaffa and Silver wrote and produced *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011) and co-wrote and produced *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014). They co-wrote *Jurassic World* (2015), *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015) and *Mulan* (2020), and have produced the later *Planet of the Apes* films *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017) and *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024).

In 2013 they joined James Cameron’s writers’ room for the *Avatar* sequels. They share story and screenplay credits on *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022) and *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025).

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Fi1m 58, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Fi1m 64, Characters, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Fi1m 68, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Mulan* (2020), Fi1m 54, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md)
- *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017), Fi1m 74, Characters, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Jurassic World* (2015), Fi1m 60, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Fi1m 78, Producer, Writer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Fi1m 80, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Avatar 5* (2031), Story
- *Avatar 4* (2029), Story
- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Characters, Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Mulan* (2020), Screenplay — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md)
- *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017), Characters, Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), Story
- *Jurassic World* (2015), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Writer, Producer, Characters — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Relic* (1997), Screenplay
- *Eye for an Eye* (1996), Writer
- *Untitled Planet of the Apes Film*, Producer

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