Watch Order
0 / 6 watchedSix features in release order.
About Jared Hess
Jared Hess directs earnest oddball comedy, from Napoleon Dynamite in 2004 through Nacho Libre in 2006 to the LDS farce of Gentlemen Broncos in 2009. Don Verdean in 2015 and Masterminds in 2016 keep the awkward believer tone, while Thelma the Unicorn in 2024 takes it to animation and A Minecraft Movie in 2025 scales the same sincerity to blockbuster cubes.
Napoleon remains the start for its Idaho dance and tots grammar. Nacho plays best second as the luchador mirror, with Minecraft last as the big budget payoff. The films share no continuity, only a faith that kind weirdos deserve the final scene. Watch in release order.
Good to know
No shared plot connects these comedies, so release order traces a style line from indie deadpan to studio cubes. Start with Napoleon Dynamite, since its rhythm teaches the pauses that Nacho Libre and Broncos reuse. Masterminds and Don Verdean play as mid run variations rather than peaks, safe between the bookends. Treat the Minecraft film as the latest chapter.
