Scott Moore
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Scott Moore is a comedy-oriented director/writer/producer who first established himself in feature films as a producer on director/writer Keoni Waxman’s crime drama, I Shot a Man in Vegas (1995), starring John Stockwell and Janeane Garofalo, and released by Arrow Entertainment (U.S.), followed by Moore taking an associate producer credit for the Bosnian war drama, Savior (1998), starring Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski and Stellan Skarsgard, produced by Oliver Stone and Janet Yang, and which was released by Lionsgate (U.S.)/First Independent Films (U.K.)/Lolistar (France)/Vertice 360 (Spain)/Innovision Communications (India)/GAGA (Japan)/Komuna (Yugoslavia). Moore began his creative partnership with Jon Lucas as co-writer of the Martin Lawrence-starring sports comedy, Rebound (2005), with Wendy Raquel Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz and Megan Mullally under Steve Carr’s direction, produced (in part) by Robert Simonds Productions and released to poor $17.5 million box office (based on estimated costs) by 20th Century Fox.
Moore was co-writer (with Jon Lucas) of the comedy-drama, Full of It (2007), with Ryan Pinkston, Kate Mara and Teri Polo under Christian Charles’s direction, and released in limited pattern by New Line Cinema, and then Moore was a co-writer (with Lucas, as well as Matt R. Allen and Caleb Wilson) of the comedy-drama, Four Christmases (2008), starring Vince Vaughn, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight and Sissy Spacek under Seth Gordon’s direction, produced by New Line Cinema/Spyglass Entertainment and earning a good $163.7 million (based on estimated costs) for distributor Warner Bros. Pictures.
Scott Moore again joined co-writing partner Jon Lucas for the fantasy rom com inspired by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, Anne Archer, Emma Stone and Michael Douglas under Mark Waters’s direction, and which delivered a solid $102.4 million return (based on estimated costs) for producer New Line Cinema and distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. Moore earned a BAFTA Best Original Screenplay nomination (shared with co-writer Lucas) for director/producer Todd Phillips’s blockbuster comedy, The Hangover (2009), starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Hems, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor, produced (in part) by Legendary Pictures, and grossing over $469 million for Warner Bros. Pictures.
Moore (with co-writer partner Jon Lucas) was writer and an executive producer of the crime comedy, Flypaper (2011), co-starring Patrick Dempsey (who also produced), Ashley Judd, Tim Blake Nelson, Mekhi Phifer, Matt Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, John Ventimiglia, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Curtis Armstrong under Rob Minkoff’s direction, but which tanked at the box office (based on estimated costs) with a mere $1.2 million gross for IFC Films. Moore co-wrote the fantasy rom com, The Change-Up (2011), with writing partner Jon Lucas, starring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde and Alan Arkin under the direction of David Dobkin (who also produced, in part, with Neal H. Moritz’s Original Film), earning $75.5 million for Universal Pictures.
Scott Moore made his feature debut as director/writer/executive producer (along with filmmaking partner Jon Lucas) of the comedy, 21 & Over (2013), with Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon and Sarah Wright, produced (in part) by Ryan Kavanaugh and his Relativity Media, which produced and distributed, grossing a solid $48 million (based on estimated costs). Moore—with filmmaking partner Jon Lucas—was director/writer of his second hit comedy, Bad Moms (2016), with Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina Applegate, and grossing a fantastic $184 million take (based on estimated costs) for distributor STX Entertainment; Moore, again with co-director/writer, made the very successful sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), with new ensemble members Cheryl Hines, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon, produced (in part) and released by STXFilms to a $130 million return.
Moore (with partner Jon Lucas) co-wrote the story—along with credited co-story writer Timothy Dowling—of the comedy, Office Christmas Party (2016), starring Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Courtney B. Vance, Rob Corddry, Kate McKinnon and Jennifer Aniston under the co-direction of Will Speck and Josh Gordon, produced (in part) by DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment and grossing a good $114.5 million for Paramount Pictures. Moore and Lucas were directors/writers of the rom com, Jexi (2019), starring Adam DeVine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Lo Mutuc, Wanda Sykes, Justin Hartley, Michael Pena and Rose Byrne, produced by Suzanne Todd as well as CBS Films and Entertainment One, and grossing a disappointing $9.3 million for Lionsgate (based on estimated costs).
Scott Moore and Jon Lucas then co-directed and co-wrote a new female-centric ensemble comedy, Spa Weekend (2026), co-starring Michelle Buteau, Anna Faris, Isla Fisher and Leslie Mann, produced by Suzanne Todd’s Team Todd and Black Bear Pictures, which also distributed.
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Scott Moore Movies
Director
Previous (5)
- 2026 |
Spa Weekend
Three friends go on a spa weekend that descends into chaos when their trainwreck friend joins, leading to hilarious consequences.
- 2019 |
- 2017 |
A Bad Moms Christmas
As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas.
- 2016 |
- 2013 |
Writer
Previous (6)
- 2019 |
- 2017 |
A Bad Moms Christmas
As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas.
- 2016 |
Office Christmas Party
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand...
- 2016 |
- 2013 |
- 2013 |
The Hangover Part III
When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the run.
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