Jonathan Goldstein (filmmaker)
Jonathan Michael Goldstein (born September 2, 1968) is an American filmmaker best known for his work on Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Game Night, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Horrible Bosses.
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| Born | Jonathan Michael Goldstein September 2, 1968 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Harvard Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Screenwriter, Television writer/producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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He has worked collaboratively with John Francis Daley as a film-making duo, whom he met on The Geena Davis Show. Daley and Goldstein's earlier work was predominantly based in the comedy genre where they were co-screenwriters for Horrible Bosses (2011), co-writers for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), co-story writers for Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and also co-wrote/co-directed the fifth film in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series, Vacation (2015). The duo received co-writer credits for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) with other screenwriters, which was met with critical and financial success; and they co-directed the 2018 black comedy Game Night, which also met with critical and financial success.
Prior to his feature film career, Goldstein wrote for numerous situation comedies, including The PJs starring Eddie Murphy, The Geena Davis Show, Good Morning Miami, Four Kings, and The New Adventures of Old Christine.