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Jon Hurwitz

Jon Hurwitz

Producer, writer and director · Born November 15, 1977 (48) · Byram, New Jersey, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as well as an alumnus of Randolph High School. Jon Hurwitz, with Hayden Schlossberg, wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and wrote/directed Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. They first met and became friends in high school in Randolph, NJ, and sold their first script "Filthy" to MGM while seniors in college. Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Schlossberg a history major at the University of Chicago with plans of attending law school. Upon selling "Filthy", they moved to Hollywood to begin their career in the entertainment industry. Hurwitz and Schlossberg's next project is a relaunch of the American Pie franchise, which they will be writing and directing. In addition, they have several projects in development such as Grandma vs. Grandma, which they scripted for Paramount Pictures, and 21 Shots, which they are producing with Montecito Pictures.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 15, 1977 (48)
From
Byram, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Producer, writer and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 14 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 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Jon Hurwitz's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
60%
Self
29%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Morality
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
7
Joyful
6
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2

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 Jon Hurwitz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Hurwitz'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

14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 72 Hours(2026)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Obliterated(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Plan B(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Cobra Kai(2018)

    Show 65 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Writer · as Jake

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Blockers(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • American Reunion(2012)

    Director · Screenplay · as Dad at Party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas(2011)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay(2008)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Dancing Devil in Costume Shop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle(2004)

    Screenplay · as Tony (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Funny Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • In Real Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Knight Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 10 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

American Reunion (2012)

$235M worldwide

Highest rated

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

American Reunion (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 14: 0 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting6 of 14: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting9 of 14: 0 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing11 of 14: 4 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew2 of 14: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

14 titles, 10 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · 2 acting · 3 crew2010s4 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s3 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2021, Outstanding Comedy Series.

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 Jon Hurwitz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Cobra Kai (2018)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 7 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 Jon Hurwitz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles31–64 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles69–83 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles85–94 · median 91 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles68–92 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles8–37 · median 18 · mildlighter 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 Jon Hurwitz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Hurwitz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hayden Schlossberg shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers