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Jib Polhemus

Jib Polhemus

Producer

Jib Polhemus started his career in the contemporary art business working in New York and Los Angeles. He then transitioned into the entertainment business starting his career at CAA. In 2015, Jib founded the literary management company, source management + production where he represents cutting-edge directors and screenwriters. In addition, Jib is President of Simon West Productions where he produces Film and TV with British director, Simon West (Con Air (1997), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), The Expendables 2 (2012)). As President of Simon West Productions, Jib has developed and sold numerous high profile projects to Warner Brothers, Universal, Fox, Paramount, Sony and others including Black Hawk Down (2001) directed by Ridley Scott. His work has been featured at top-tier film festivals such as Berlin, Tribeca, Zurich, Newport, Karlovy Vary, Deuville, Fantastic Fest and Reims Polar, among others. Most recently he wrapped production on The Night Driver starring Josh Lucas, David Arquette and Alyssa Milano. His film Coyotes directed by Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters) premiered at the Fantastic Fest and will be released theatrically in October 2025. He is in post on multiple projects: Zealot, directed by Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog), starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) and Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond and In America) World Breaker, directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist), starring Mill Jovovich and Luke Evans. In 2023, Polhemus produced Sunrise starring Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) Guy Pearce (Memento) directed by Andrew Baird (Zone 414, One Way). The film was released by Lionsgate in 2024. He also produced Old Guy, starring Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman and Lucy Liu, directed by Simon West (Con Air, The Mechanic). The film opened the 2023 Newport and Reims Polar Film Festivals and was released world wide in early 2025. In 2022, he produced critically acclaimed feature film, Taurus, starring Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly and written and directed by Tim Sutton (Last Son, Dark Night, Funny Face and Donnybrook). Taurus premiered at the prestigious Berlin film festival then on to Tribeca, Karlovy Vary, Newport, SCAD, Zürich and San Diego Film Festivals. Colson was honored with numerous awards for his breakout performance. Taurus also starred Megan Fox, Maddie Hasson, Lil TJay, Lil Meech, Scoot McNairy, Ruby Rose and Naomi Wild. In 2022, he produced stoner comedy, Good Mourning, written and directed by Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun. Released by Open Road, it starred an impressive cast including Machine Gun Kelly, Pete Davidson, Becky G., Whitney Cummings, Dove Cameron and many more. He also Executive Produced Boundless aka Sin Limites, an Amazon limited series, based on Magellan's perilous 1752 circumnavigation of the globe. Directed by Simon West (Con Air, Tomb Raider, Expendables 2). In 2021, he produced One Way, directed by Andrew Baird and starring Colson Baker (MGK), Kevin Bacon, Travis Fimmel and Storm Reid. It was selected by the New York Times as a "Much-Watch" in 2022. He also produced Stowaway directed by Declan Whitebloom starring Ruby Rose (The Meg), Patrick Schwarzenegger and Frank Grillo which premiered in theaters and AMC+ in August in 2022. In 2021, Polhemus produced The Last Son, a blacklist script written by Greg Johnson and directed by Tim Sutton starring Sam Worthington, Colson Baker, Heather Graham, and Thomas Jane. The Last Son was in competition at the Deauville Film Festival 2021 and was listed in the New York Times as one of the best action films of 2022. Also in 2020, he produced sci-fi thriller, Zone 414, directed by Andrew Baird starring Guy Pearce, Travis Fimmel and Matilda Lutz which debuted in the Top 10 most popular movies on Netflix in January 2022. In television, he has developed and sold shows to most of the top networks including CBS, NBC, FOX, FX, TNT, and WB. He is currently developing shows for e1, Constantin, and Lionsgate. In his free time, Jib Polhemus is on the advisory board of The Bahamas International Film Festival and judges UCLA's Masters Screenplay Writing Competition. He resides in Los Angeles, CA.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Jib Polhemus' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Survival
31%
Bonds
23%
Morality
22%
Self
15%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 11

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
9
Thrilling
9
Melancholic
10
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Jib Polhemus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jib Polhemus' 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

28 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Passenger(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Worldbreaker(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Coyotes(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Old Guy(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sunrise(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Taurus(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • One Way(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Good Mourning(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Boundless(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Stowaway(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Son(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Zone 414(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Skyfire(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Gun Shy(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Stratton(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Saint(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wild Card(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Stolen(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Mechanic(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rachel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Stung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Night Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Romanian Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 18 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Expendables 2 (2012)

$315M worldwide

Highest rated

The Expendables 2 (2012)

Midcredits 61st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing23 of 23: 23 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score15th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s10 · 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 Jib Polhemus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Good Mourning (2022)

96th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Human Target (2010)

Midcredits 79th · 84% liked

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 Jib Polhemus' work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 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 & Gore7 titles57–94 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles15–51 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles37–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles32–57 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles41–66 · median 56 · moderateheavier 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 Jib Polhemus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jib Polhemus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon West shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers