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Boaz Yakin

Boaz Yakin

Writer, producer and director · Born June 20, 1966 (60) · New York City, New York, USA

Cannes award nominee · Sundance award winner

Boaz Yakin (Hebrew: בועז יכין‎, born June 20, 1966) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like The Rookie, Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Now You See Me, and has directed the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans and the 2012 Jason Statham action film Safe. As a producer he has collaborated frequently with filmmaker Eli Roth and served as executive producer for the first two entries in the Hostel franchise.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 20, 1966 (60)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Boaz Yakin's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
28%
Morality
25%
Self
17%
Survival
17%
Power
7%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 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 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 14

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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 10 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Thrilling
10
Dread
6
Melancholic
6
Joyful
4
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous5

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 Boaz Yakin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Boaz Yakin'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

27 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't(2025)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Once Again (For the Very First Time)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lady in the Lake(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Aviva(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Harder They Fall(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boarding School(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Max 2: White House Hero(2017)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me 2(2016)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Max(2015)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me(2013)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Safe(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bombay Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Death in Love(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Hostel: Part II(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hostel(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 2001 Maniacs(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Uptown Girls(2003)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Remember the Titans(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money(1999)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • A Price Above Rubies(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Fresh(1994)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(1990)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Punisher(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Broken Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Now You See Me (2013)

$352M worldwide

Highest rated

Remember the Titans (2000)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Hostel (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 26: 1 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting18 of 26: 9 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing11 of 26: 6 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

26 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 4 major nominations, 1994.

WinNomination
  1. 1994
    • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
    • Cannes award, nominated
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Boaz Yakin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Once Again (For the Very First Time) (2023)

98th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Remember the Titans (2000)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 21 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 Boaz Yakin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles37–93 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles17–73 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles28–93 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles21–75 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles33–92 · median 66 · 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 Boaz Yakin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Boaz Yakin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence Bender shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles