John Requa

1967 (59) • Writing

Born: 1/1/1967 (59) in Burien, Seattle, Washington, USA

Known for: Writing

John Requa

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.

Known For

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

73%

Director

2011

Focus

69%

Director

2015

Jungle Cruise

73%

Screenplay

2021

The Lego Batman Movie

73%

Creative Consultant

2017

Storks

67%

Executive Producer

2016

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

66%

Creative Consultant

2019

Bad Santa

66%

Writer

2003

I Love You Phillip Morris

64%

Director

2010

Paradise

76%

Executive Producer

2025

Paradise

76%

Director

2025

Rabbit Hole

71%

Creator

2023

Rabbit Hole

71%

Executive Producer

2023

Rabbit Hole

71%

Director

2023

Rabbit Hole

71%

Writer

2023

DC League of Super-Pets

71%

Executive Producer

2022

WeCrashed

74%

Executive Producer

2022

WeCrashed

74%

Director

2022

Jungle Cruise

73%

Screenplay

2021

Jungle Cruise

73%

Screenstory

2021

70%

Executive Producer

2020

70%

Director

2020

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

66%

Creative Consultant

2019

Smallfoot

68%

Producer

2018

Smallfoot

68%

Screenstory

2018

The Lego Batman Movie

73%

Creative Consultant

2017

Bad Santa 2

54%

Characters

2016

Storks

67%

Executive Producer

2016

This Is Us

82%

Executive Producer

2016

This Is Us

82%

Director

2016

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

63%

Director

2016

Patriot

76%

Executive Producer

2015

Focus

69%

Director

2015

Focus

69%

Writer

2015

Back in the Game

60%

Executive Producer

2013

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

73%

Director

2011

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

52%

Characters

2010