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Kia Jam

Kia Jam

Producer, also actor · Born February 17, 1970 (56)

Kia Jam is the founder and President of K. Jam Media. Kia has participated in over $2 billion globally in entertainment transactions and has independently produced and/or financed more than 30 motion pictures over the past 25 years. His three most recent films, "Killer's Game", Starring Dave Bautista and Sir Ben Kinglsey, "The Strangers: Chapter 1" and "The Strangers : Chapter 2" will be released by Lionsgate in 2024. Before that, he produced "Not Without Hope" starring Zachary Levi and "The Misfits", directed by Renny Harlin and starring Pierce Brosnan and Tim Roth. The film was shot entirely in Abu Dhabi and released by Paramount Pictures. Previous releases include "The Postcard Killings" starring Jefferey Dean Morgan and Famke Jansen and "City of Lies", directed by Brad Furman and starring Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker, "In the Heart of the Sea" directed by Ron Howard starring Chris Hemsworth, and "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For", directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez and starring Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Jam will be executive producing the television series Empress, a co-production with Starlight Media and the producer of Game of Thrones. Mr. Jam was invited to the 2016 Silk Road International Film Festival in Xi'an, China as an official member of the jury for the festival. While in Xi'an, Mr. Jam was also a guest speaker at a Media Leadership Class at the China Film Group Corporation. He has also spoken at the Beijing Film Academy, USC Film School, UCLA, Harvard and at various other distinguished universities. Prior to launching K. Jam Media, Mr. Jam was a principal founder and C.O.O. at Ascendant Pictures, an independent film production and finance company based in Beverly Hills, California. Along with its subsidiary Rising Star, Ascendant financed eighteen movies over a five-year period with budgets totaling more than $750 million. Mr. Jam acted in a producing capacity on all Ascendant Pictures' projects including "Lucky Number Slevin" (starring Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, and Morgan Freeman) and "The Big White" (starring Robin Williams and Holly Hunter). With Tom Cruise, he co-produced "Ask the Dusk" (starring Colin Farrel, Salma Hayek) and co-produced "The Jacket" (starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightly) alongside George Clooney. In 2006 along with Barrie Osborne (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix), Mr. Jam served as an executive producer of the sci-fi action adventure "Outlander" (starring Jim Caviezel and Ron Perlman). He is also the producer of the MGM released comedy "Who's Your Caddy" and "Timber Falls". Prior to his tenure at Ascendant, Mr. Jam was President of an independent film production company based in Santa Monica, California. In 2002, he co-produced "Juwanna Mann" for Morgan Creek Pictures and Warner Bros. Among his other productions are "Dungeons & Dragons" with Joel Silver (The Matrix Trilogy, Sherlock Holmes) for New Line Cinema, which starred Jeremy Irons and Marlon Wayans. Prior to producing features, Mr. Jam was recruited by James Cameron's visual effects powerhouse Digital Domain where he was involved in all levels of production on over 60 television commercials, including a Clio Award-winning Jeep Commercial and David Fincher's Grammy Award Winning Rolling Stones music video for "Love is Strong". Mr. Jam has also served as a consultant for a wide range of filmed entertainment company clients such as Relativity, Xinhua Media Entertainment, and Miramax Films, where together with his partners he secured and help organize the $660M purchase of Miramax from The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Jam graduated as a member of The Golden Key International Honor Society from the University of California Irvine with a degree in Political Science. Additionally, he is a member of the Producers Guild of America and served on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Youth Foundation for several years. He and his wife live in Los Angeles.

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Born
February 17, 1970 (56)
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Kia Jam's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Survival
24%
Bonds
18%
Self
12%
Power
10%
Ideas
4%
Society
4%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 8 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 13

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
14
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
7
Hopeful
8
Other
21

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kia Jam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kia Jam's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Strangers: Chapter 3(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Not Without Hope(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 2(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Easy's Waltz(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Words of War(2025)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Home Sweet Home: Rebirth(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Killer's Game(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 1(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Good Neighbor(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Misfits(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Postcard Killings(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Man in the Arena(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • City of Lies(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Realms(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Accidental Love(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Devil's Pass(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Father of Invention(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • $5 a Day(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Timber Falls(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Life Before Her Eyes(2007)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Who's Your Caddy?(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Already Dead(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Number Slevin(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ask the Dust(2006)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Big White(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lord of War(2005)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Edison(2005)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Jacket(2005)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • House of Sand and Fog(2003)

    as Ali

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Juwanna Mann(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Dungeons & Dragons(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • For the Cause(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Barracuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Manville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Santa: The Adventure Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 27 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

$56M worldwide

Highest rated

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Jacket (2005)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 31: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing28 of 31: 28 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s14 · 2 acting · 12 crew2010s4 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kia Jam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Man in the Arena (2020)

98th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Midcredits 94th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kia Jam's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles54–90 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles20–55 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles45–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles36–57 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles39–80 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kia Jam work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kia Jam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dean Altit shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers