Amanda Silver (born May 24, 1963) is an American screenwriter and film producer, partnering with her husband, Rick Jaffa. A married couple since 1989 who have been working together since 1992, they came to prominence for writing and producing the Planet of the Apes reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), co-writing and producing its direct sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and producing the subsequent sequels War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). They were also co-writers on Jurassic World (2015), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Mulan (2020). In 2013, the two were announced as co-writers of all four sequels to James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar, starting with Avatar: The Way of Water, which was theatrically released in 2022. Jaffa and Silver have been married since 1989 and have two children. Silver is the sister of actor Michael B. Silver and the granddaughter of screenwriter and producer Sidney Buchman. In 2015, she was named one of the "Most Influential Women in Hollywood" by Elle Magazine. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 24, 1963 (63)
- USA
- Writer and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
What are Amanda Silver's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 7
Grounded 2 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 10
Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet9
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 Amanda Silver's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Amanda Silver'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
18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Avatar 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2031)
Avatar 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2029)
Avatar: Fire and Ash(2025)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Mulan(2020)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
In the Heart of the Sea(2015)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Jurassic World(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Love Shack(2010)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Relic(1997)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Eye for an Eye(1996)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all filmsUntitled Planet of the Apes Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Highest rated
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Most popular right now
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
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 Amanda Silver's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Amanda Silver's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Amanda Silver work with?
People who share at least 2 of Amanda Silver's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rick Jaffa shares the most, 13.
Directors
- James CameronShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 2 shared titles with James Cameron
- Matt ReevesShared titles: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Reeves
Writers
- Rick JaffaShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Mulan (2020), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), Jurassic World (2015), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Love Shack (2010), The Relic (1997), Eye for an Eye (1996) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Rick Jaffa
- Josh FriedmanShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Josh Friedman
- Pierre BoulleShared titles: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Boulle
- Shane SalernoShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Shane Salerno
Actors
- Andy SerkisShared titles: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Andy Serkis
- Karin KonovalShared titles: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Karin Konoval
- Terry NotaryShared titles: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Terry Notary
- CCH PounderShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 2 shared titles with CCH Pounder
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Michael GiacchinoShared titles: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Jurassic World (2015), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Giacchino
- David BrennerShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 2 shared titles with David Brenner
- John RefouaShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 2 shared titles with John Refoua
- Russell CarpenterShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Carpenter
Producers
- Peter CherninShared titles: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Chernin
- Jenno ToppingShared titles: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Jenno Topping
- Dylan ClarkShared titles: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Dylan Clark
- Brigitte YorkeShared titles: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Brigitte Yorke
