Jason Bateman

Biography: Jason Bateman---the little brother of Family Ties star Justine Bateman---made a splash on the small screen in the '80s, charming audiences as Ricky Schroder's mischievous best pal on Silver Spoons. The sitcom roles kept pouring in as he transitioned from teen to adult, but he became less visible due to the short life of his shows and his concurrent career behind the camera as a TV director. In 2003, he struck comic (if not commercial) gold as the harried head of the wacky Bluth clan on Arrested Development. Although the sitcom won critical praise, it was canceled by FOX in its third season. But Bateman had successfully renewed his own acting career. He landed supporting roles in a string of hit movies---a feat that had eluded him in the early stages of his career---including The Break Up in 2006, Juno in 2007 and Up in the Air in 2009. Off the screen, Bateman is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jason Bateman's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 51
Highest Metascore: 83 Up in the Air
Lowest Metascore: 8 Teen Wolf Too
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 41
  2. Negative: 11 out of 41
41 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
57 Hell of a Summer Apr 4, 2025 Executive Producer tbd
69 Carry-On Dec 13, 2024 Principal Cast tbd
82 Hit Man May 24, 2024 Producer tbd
27 Fool's Paradise May 12, 2023 Principal Cast 3.8
73 Air Apr 5, 2023 Rob Strasser 7.2
49 Your Place or Mine Feb 10, 2023 Producer 5.0
34 Thunder Force Apr 9, 2021 The Crab / The Crab 8.8
66 Game Night Feb 23, 2018 Producer / Producer / Max / Max / Max / Max 7.2
42 Office Christmas Party Dec 9, 2016 Josh / Josh / Josh Parker / Josh Parker / Josh Parker / Josh Parker tbd
52 Central Intelligence Jun 17, 2016 Trevor / Trevor 6.7
67 The Family Fang Apr 29, 2016 Director / Producer / Baxter Fang 6.7
78 Zootopia Mar 4, 2016 Nick Wilde 8.6
77 The Gift Aug 7, 2015 Simon / Simon / Simon / Simon tbd
51 A LEGO Brickumentary Jul 31, 2015 Narrator 4.9
40 Horrible Bosses 2 Nov 26, 2014 Nick Hendricks / Nick Hendricks / Nick Hendricks / Nick Hendricks 5.3
44 This Is Where I Leave You Sep 19, 2014 Cast / Cast / Judd / Judd / Judd Altman / Judd Altman / Judd Foxman / Judd Foxman / Judd Altman / Judd Altman tbd
34 The Longest Week Sep 5, 2014 Conrad Valmont / Conrad Valmont 5.0
57 Bad Words Mar 14, 2014 Director / Producer / Cast / Principal Cast / Guy Trilby 6.3
64 Disconnect Apr 12, 2013 Cast / Cast / Rich Boyd / Rich Boyd tbd
35 Identity Thief Feb 8, 2013 Producer / Producer / Cast / Cast / Principal Cast / Principal Cast / Sandy / Sandy / Sandy Patterson / Sandy Patterson tbd
35 Mansome May 18, 2012 Executive Producer / Executive Producer / Himself / Himself 5.9
39 The Change-Up Aug 5, 2011 Dave 6.0
57 Horrible Bosses Jul 8, 2011 Nick Hendricks 7.5
57 Paul Mar 18, 2011 Special Agent Lorenzo Zoil / Special Agent Lorenzo Zoil tbd
52 The Switch Aug 20, 2010 Wally / Wally Mars 6.1
83 Up in the Air Dec 4, 2009 Craig Gregory / Craig Gregory 3.8
23 Couples Retreat Oct 9, 2009 Jason / Jason Smith 5.7
61 Extract Sep 4, 2009 Joel / Joel Reynolds 6.0
64 State of Play Apr 17, 2009 Dominic Foy 7.8
49 Hancock Jul 2, 2008 Ray / Ray / Ray Embrey / Ray Embrey tbd

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