Auteur

Judd Apatow

Born 1967 · American comedian and filmmaker

Judd Apatow is an American filmmaker and comedian, known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Through his company, Apatow produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), and Crashing (2017–2019). He also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Begin Again (2013), and The Big Sick (2017). His more recent work as producer and director is the highly regarded 2026 Netflix documentary Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald.

Judd Apatow, in order

  1. 1995 Heavyweights: wrote, acted · directed by Steven Brill · critics 50%, audiences 77% · streaming on Disney+
  2. 1996 Celtic Pride: wrote · directed by Tom DeCerchio · critics 13%, audiences 32% · streaming on Prime Video
  3. 1996 The Cable Guy: wrote, produced · directed by Ben Stiller · critics 56%, audiences 51% · streaming on Paramount+, YouTube (free)
  4. 1999 Freaks and Geeks (TV series): wrote, produced · directed by Jake Kasdan and Ken Olin · critics 100%, audiences 96% · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Kanopy
  5. 2001 North Hollywood (TV movie): directed
  6. 2001 Undeclared (TV series): created · critics 93%, audiences 82%
  7. 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: produced, acted · directed by Adam McKay · critics 66%, audiences 86% · streaming on Apple TV, Paramount+, Kanopy
  8. 2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie: produced, acted · directed by Adam McKay · audiences 56%
  9. 2005 Fun with Dick and Jane: wrote · directed by Dean Parisot · critics 30%, audiences 49%
  10. 2005 Kicking & Screaming: produced · directed by Jesse Dylan · critics 41%, audiences 44%
  11. 2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin: directed, wrote, created, produced · critics 85%, audiences 84% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  12. 2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: produced · directed by Adam McKay · critics 72%, audiences 73% · streaming on Apple TV, Starz
  13. 2006 The TV Set: produced · directed by Jake Kasdan · critics 63%, audiences 58% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
  14. 2007 Knocked Up: directed, wrote, created, produced · critics 90%, audiences 83% · streaming on Netflix
  15. 2007 Superbad: produced · directed by Greg Mottola · critics 88%, audiences 87% · streaming on Paramount+
  16. 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: wrote, produced · directed by Jake Kasdan · critics 75%, audiences 57% · streaming on Tubi
  17. 2008 Drillbit Taylor: produced · directed by Steven Brill · critics 25%, audiences 44% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV, YouTube (free)
  18. 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall: produced · directed by Nicholas Stoller · critics 84%, audiences 76%
  19. 2008 Pineapple Express: produced · directed by David Gordon Green · critics 68%, audiences 73% · streaming on Hulu, fuboTV
  20. 2008 Step Brothers: produced · directed by Adam McKay · critics 54%, audiences 69% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  21. 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan: wrote · directed by Dennis Dugan · critics 37%, audiences 45% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  22. 2009 Funny People: directed, wrote, created · critics 69%, audiences 48% · streaming on Starz
  23. 2009 Year One: produced · directed by Harold Ramis · critics 14%, audiences 24%
  24. 2010 Get Him to the Greek: produced · directed by Nicholas Stoller · critics 72%, audiences 62% · streaming on HBO Max
  25. 2011 Bridesmaids: produced · directed by Paul Feig · critics 89%, audiences 76% · streaming on Netflix
  26. 2012–17 Girls (TV series): wrote · critics 89%, audiences 76% · streaming on HBO Max
  27. 2012 Mansome: acted · directed by Morgan Spurlock · critics 24%, audiences 23%
  28. 2012 The Five-Year Engagement: produced · directed by Nicholas Stoller · critics 64%, audiences 51%
  29. 2012 This Is 40: directed, wrote, produced · critics 51%, audiences 50%
  30. 2012 Wanderlust: produced · directed by David Wain · critics 58%, audiences 39% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  31. 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: produced · directed by Adam McKay · critics 74%, audiences 52% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  32. 2013 Begin Again: produced · directed by John Carney · critics 83%, audiences 81% · streaming on Peacock, Philo, Kanopy
  33. 2015 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: acted · directed by Douglas Tirola · critics 87%, audiences 69% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  34. 2015 The Simpsons (TV series): wrote · audiences 76% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, Hulu
  35. 2015 Trainwreck: directed, produced · critics 84%, audiences 65% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  36. 2016 Hannibal Takes Edinburgh: produced · directed by Ryan Ferguson · audiences 63%
  37. 2016 Love (TV series): wrote, created · critics 94%, audiences 87% · streaming on Netflix
  38. 2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday: produced · directed by John Lee · critics 85%, audiences 61% · streaming on Netflix
  39. 2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: produced · directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone · critics 79%, audiences 65%
  40. 2017 Sandy Wexler: acted · directed by Steven Brill · critics 27%, audiences 39% · streaming on Netflix
  41. 2017 The Big Sick: produced · directed by Michael Showalter · critics 98%, audiences 88% · streaming on Prime Video
  42. 2017 The Disaster Artist: acted · directed by James Franco · critics 90%, audiences 85% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
  43. 2018 Juliet, Naked: produced · directed by Jesse Peretz · critics 82%, audiences 74% · streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Fawesome
  44. 2018 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling: directed
  45. 2020 The King of Staten Island: directed, wrote, produced · critics 76%, audiences 83% · streaming on Prime Video (free), MX Player
  46. 2022 Bros: produced · directed by Nicholas Stoller · critics 88%, audiences 89% · streaming on Netflix
  47. 2022 George Carlin's American Dream (TV series): directed · streaming on HBO Max
  48. 2022 The Bubble: directed, wrote, produced · critics 20%, audiences 30% · streaming on Netflix
  49. 2023 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain: produced · directed by Paul Briganti · critics 42%, audiences 89% · streaming on Peacock
  50. 2026 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!: directed · critics 100%, audiences 96% · streaming on HBO Max
  51. 2027 The Comeback King: directed, wrote
  52. May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers: directed · streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome
  53. Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story: directed, produced · streaming on Netflix