Jonah Bobo

Actor · Born January 24, 1997 (29) · New York City, New York, USA

Jonah Bobo (born January 24, 1997) is an American musician and former child actor. He is best known for his roles as Danny Budwing in the 2005 film Zathura: A Space Adventure, Robbie Weaver in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid, Love, and the voice of Austin the Kangaroo on Nickelodeon's animated television series The Backyardigans.

What are Jonah Bobo's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

53%

Survival

15%

Self

13%

Morality

10%

Society

8%

Family bonds4 Friendship3 Trauma2 Deception2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally

2 of 5

Hero

2 of 5

Trickster

1 of 5

Allyas Zach Lair in Around the Bend (2004)
Allyas Austin in The Backyardigans (2004)
Heroas Walter in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Heroas Tod in The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
Tricksteras Robbie in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

4

Joyful

3

Tense

3

Melancholic

3

Bittersweet

3

Other

4

How their films linger

Hopeful6 Feel-good4 Thought-provoking2 Bittersweet2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet5

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 Jonah Bobo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax

Subscription and free streaming for Jonah Bobo'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

13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Disconnect(2012)
as Ben Boyd
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Crazy, Stupid, Love.(2011)
as Robbie
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Backyardigans: Robot Repairman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Austin (voice)
Royal Pains(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Arlo Grant
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Choke(2008)
as Young Victor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Backyardigans: Super Secret Super Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Austin (voice)
The Fox and the Hound 2(2006)
as Todd (voice)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
30 Rock(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Ethan
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Zathura: A Space Adventure(2005)
as Danny Budwing
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Backyardigans: It's Great to Be a Ghost! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Austin
The Backyardigans(2004)
Show 79 episodes · as Austin (voice)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Around the Bend(2004)
as Zach Lair
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Best Thief in the World(2004)
as Sam Zaidman
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2004 to 2013; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

$145M worldwide

Highest rated

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Midcredits 92^nd

Film career

20042013

Peak 2004 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2004Screen debut· Around the Bend

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting13 of 13 · 58^th

By decade

2000s11 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jonah Bobo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53^rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

56^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

90^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th5
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved3
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser5
Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Best Thief in the World (2004)

88^th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Midcredits 92^nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 45. 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 Jonah Bobo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore5 titles24–44 · median 32 · mildlighter than most films

Sex & Nudity5 titles25–66 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity5 titles36–70 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderate

Frightening / Intense5 titles11–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all 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.