Etan Cohen

Born 1974 · Israeli–American filmmaker

Etan Cohen is an Israeli-American filmmaker who has written scripts for Hollywood movies, including Idiocracy (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Men in Black 3 (2012), The Bad Guys (2022) and its sequel (2025).

Etan Cohen, in order

1. 2006 Idiocracy: wrote · directed by Mike Judge · critics 71%, audiences 61% · streaming on Prime Video
2. 2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: wrote · directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
3. 2008 Tropic Thunder: wrote · directed by Ben Stiller · critics 82%, audiences 71% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
4. 2009 Hakremboys (TV series): directed
5. 2012 Men in Black 3: wrote · directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · critics 67%, audiences 70% · streaming on Paramount+
6. 2015 Get Hard: directed, wrote
7. 2018 Holmes & Watson: directed, wrote
8. 2022 The Bad Guys: wrote · directed by Pierre Perifel
9. 2024 Brothers: wrote · directed by Max Barbakow · critics 44%, audiences 46% · streaming on Prime Video
10. 2025 The Bad Guys 2: wrote · directed by Pierre Perifel