Jaume Collet-Serra

Directing

Jaume Collet-Serra

Born 1974-03-23 · Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Barcelona, Spain

Jaume Collet-Serra (born March 23, 1974) is a Spanish filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films House of Wax (2005), Orphan (2009), Unknown (2011), The Shallows (2016), Jungle Cruise (2021) and Black Adam (2022). He is the co-founder of Ombra Films.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Black Adam poster
6.8

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

Black Adam

2022

House of Wax poster
6.0

A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

House of Wax

2005

Jungle Cruise poster
7.3

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

Jungle Cruise

2021

The Shallows poster
6.4

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

The Shallows

2016

Orphan poster
7.0

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

Orphan

2009

Run All Night poster
6.4

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

Run All Night

2015

Unknown poster
6.7

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.

Unknown

2011

Carry-On poster
6.9

An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.

Carry-On

2024

Non-Stop poster
6.8

Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.

Non-Stop

2014

The Commuter poster
6.4

A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

The Commuter

2018

Retribution poster
6.5

When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.

Retribution

2023

Anna poster
6.5

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

Anna

2013

Extinction poster
6.3

And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.

Extinction

2015

The Woman in the Yard poster
5.6

In the aftermath of her husband's death, widow Ramona's struggle to raise her two kids is hindered by the arrival of a mysterious woman with supernatural abilities.

The Woman in the Yard

2025

Curve poster
5.8

A soon-to-be bride on her way to a wedding rehearsal is having second thoughts and decides to take a detour. Her car breaks down and a hitch-hiker offers help. Could it be fate?

Curve

2015

Goal II: Living the Dream poster
6.0

Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to be on the team, and estranged from fiancee Roz, whose nursing career keeps her back home.

Goal II: Living the Dream

2007

Feedback poster
5.8

A radio host is kidnapped on air and forced to tell secrets about his past.

Feedback

2019

Cliffhanger poster
NR

During a weekend trip with a billionaire's son, seasoned mountaineer Ray Cooper and his daughter Sydney are targeted by a gang of kidnappers. Ray’s other daughter Naomi, still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes. To save her family, she must confront her fears and fight for survival.

Cliffhanger

2027

Eden poster
5.2

After their plane crashes off the coast of a deserted Pacific island, the surviving members of an American soccer team find themselves in the most dire of circumstances with limited resources, dwindling food supply and no rescue coming any time soon. Team spirit evaporates as disagreements cause the group to separate into factions - a violent one lead by an unbalanced ruler, and a compassionate one led by a selfless player.

Eden

2015

No artwork available
NR

When a young and ambitious woman is seduced by a high powered D.C. couple, she’s drawn into a dangerous world of sex, power and murder.

An Innocent Girl

No artwork available
NR

After a deadly ambush wipes out his unit in the final days of World War II, a shell-shocked Allied soldier must survive the night by pretending to be dead while surrounded by an enemy battalion of Nazis.

Play Dead

No artwork available
NR

As a hurricane rolls into town, blocking outside communication and preventing reinforcements from arriving, a Federal Marshall guarding the fiancée of an arms dealer seeking witness protection must fight to survive the onslaught of men working for the arms dealer, as well as the escalating elements of the natural disaster raging outside.

Maelstrom

No artwork available
NR

Plot details are under wraps, though sources say it's a cop film.

The Cage

No artwork available
NR

Described as a nuclear weapons thriller that involves Air Force One going down. Plot TBA.

Run the Football