6 Best Jack Black Movies of All Time

Our sixth selection for best Jack Black movies is The Holiday, with Black playing film composer Miles. Amanda and Iris may live 6,000 miles apart, but they are in the same spot with their love lives and are seeking a change. Finding each other on a home exchange website, the two switch houses for two weeks at Christmas and quickly find the last thing they want or expect: new romances. Amanda is charmed by Iris’ brother Graham, while Iris starts to mend her heart when she meets film composer Miles.

–IMDb score: 7.0

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One of the more recent best Jack Black movies on this list is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, where Black plays Professor Shelly Oberon, a character in the infamous video game. Four teenagers are sent to detention to clean up a basement. When they four stumble upon a game console, they get more than what they bargained for as each of them are sucked into the game. Each teen becomes a new character, with the funniest being diva Bethany becoming middle-aged Professor Shelly.

–IMDb score: 7.0

Dive into the world of war with our fourth selection for best Jack Black movies, Tropic Thunder. A group of actors are shooting a war film, and the director decides to liven up the action a little by dropping them into the middle of a real jungle. The group contains addled comedy star Jeff Portnoy (Black) and po-faced method man Kirk Lazarus, who are told hidden cameras will capture the performance, completely unaware that they are about to be in the middle of a real war zone.

–IMDb score: 7.1

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Ranking in the top three for best Jack Black movies is King Kong, where Black plays film producer Carl Denham. Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location in mind: Skull Island. Finding his leading lady in Ann Darrow, the group heads out to the mysterious island and finds a giant gorilla alongside other creatures and beasts. When the gorilla captures Ann, Carl, and Ann’s love, Jack Driscoll must dive into the jungle to find the two. But Carl has another plan.

–IMDb score: 7.2

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The second choice for the best Jack Black movies list is a classic with School of Rock, where Black plays Dewey Finn, a recently cast-out rock band member. After getting the boot from his own rock band, Finn poses as a substitute teacher at a private elementary school. Getting to know his class over the weeks, Finn gets the kids to form a band for a competition called “Battle of the Bands,” hiding the real truth behind his newfound tenacity.

–IMDb score: 7.2

Rounding out our best Jack Black movies list is the one and only Kung Fu Panda with Jack Black voicing the plush panda. Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around, but it doesn’t really come in handy working in his family’s noodle shop. When he accidentally interrupts a ceremony, his dreams become a reality as he is chosen to become the Dragon Warrior. Under the leadership of Master Shifu and the Furious Five, Po must train and become a Kung Fu master as the Valley of Peace is threatened by the treacherous Tai Lung.

–IMDb score: 7.6

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