About
John Requa
Overview
John Requa (born January 1, 1967) is an American screenwriter (with Glenn Ficarra) of Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa and the 2005 remake Bad News Bears. Requa and Ficarra directed Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in their screenplay I Love You Phillip Morris. For their writing on this film, Requa and Ficarra received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Known for
Directing |
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| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | Focus | Directing | Director | 68 Fair |
| 2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Directing | Director | 72 Good |
| 2010 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Directing | Director | 63 Fair |
| Misadventure | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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| King of the Jungle | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
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Writing |
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| 2021 | Jungle Cruise | Writing | Screenstory | 72 Good |
| 2021 | Jungle Cruise | Writing | Screenplay | 72 Good |
| 2018 | Smallfoot | Writing | Story | 65 Fair |
| 2016 | Bad Santa 2 | Writing | Characters | 55 Average |
| 2015 | Focus | Writing | Writer | 68 Fair |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Writing | Characters | 55 Average |
| 2010 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Writing | Writer | 63 Fair |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Bad Santa | Writing | Writer | 63 Fair |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Writing | Screenplay | 55 Average |
| 16 States | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
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| Guys and Dolls | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2025 | Paradise | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole | Production | Executive Producer | 71 Good |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2022 | WeCrashed | Production | Executive Producer | 72 Good |
| 2020 | NEXT | Production | Executive Producer | 70 Good |
| 2018 | Smallfoot | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
| 2016 | Storks | Production | Executive Producer | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | Back in the Game | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 16 States | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Crew | Creative Consultant | 65 Fair |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Crew | Creative Consultant | 71 Good |