{{short description|American film producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = J. D. Lifshitz | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jordan David Lifshitz | other names = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = Great Neck, New York, U.S. | occupation = Film producer | years_active = | spouse = | children = | website = }} {{BLP sources section|date=September 2025}} '''Jordan David Lifshitz''' (born October 13, 1992) is an American film producer. In addition to co-founding production company BoulderLight Pictures, Lifshitz is best known for producing films including ''Becky'', ''Companion'', ''Barbarian'', ''Woman of the Hour'' and ''Weapons''.
==Early life== Jordan David Lifshitz was born in Great Neck, New York, on October 13, 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=J.D. Lifshitz {{!}} Producer, Writer, Director |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2591458/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=films |url=https://www.boulderlightpictures.com/films |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=BOULDERLIGHT PICTURES |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Career== In 2012, Lifshitz and Raphael Margules co-founded the production company BoulderLight Pictures, through which they became known for their horror and thriller work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About 4 |url=https://www.boulderlightpictures.com/about |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=BOULDERLIGHT PICTURES |language=en-US}}</ref> They have produced films such as ''Contracted'' (2013), ''Pledge'' (2018), ''The Vigil'' (2019), ''Barbarian'' (2022), and ''Woman of the Hour'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=J.D. Lifshitz {{!}} Producer, Writer, Director |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2591458/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About 4 |url=https://www.boulderlightpictures.com/about |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=BOULDERLIGHT PICTURES |language=en-US}}</ref> BoulderLight signed a first-look feature film development deal with New Line Cinema in 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-01-30 |title=New Line Cinema Sets First-Look Production Deal With 'Barbarian' Producer BoulderLight Pictures |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/new-line-cinema-boulderlight-pictures-strike-first-look-production-deal-1235244320/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> and a first-look television development deal with A+E Studios in 2024.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width="30" | Year ! width="240" | Title ! width="115" | Director ! Co-production company(s) ! width="140" | Distributor(s) ! width="80" | Box office ! class="unsortable" width="10" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2013 |''Contracted'' |Eric England |Southern Fried Films | rowspan="3" |IFC Films |$4,105 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contracted |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3460990465/weekend/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |''Contracted: Phase II'' |Josh Forbes | rowspan="2" |N/A |N/A | |- |''Dementia'' |Mike Testin | rowspan="3" |TBA | |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |''Uncaged'' |Daniel Robbins |Stag Pictures |RLJ Entertainment | |- |''Dementia: Part II'' |Mike Testin Matt Mercer |Prolefeed Films / Rubrick Pictuers |Dark Star Pictures | |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''Bad Match'' |David Chirchirllo |mm2 Entertainment |Orion Pictures / Gravitas Venturas |$3,351 | |- |''Dismissed'' |Benjamin Arfmann |Sun Entertainment Culture Limited / Making Film |The Orchard |TBA | |- |2018 |''Pledge'' |Daniel Robbins |Stag Pictures | rowspan="2" |IFC Midnight |N/A | |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |''The Vigil'' |Keith Thomas |Blumhouse Productions / Angry Adam Productions / Night Platform |$1.9 million |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Vigil (2020) - Financial Information |url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Vigil-The#tab=summary |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=The Numbers}}</ref> |- |''Portals'' |Gregg Hale Liam O’Donnell Eduardo Sanchez Timo Tjahjanto |Pigrat Productions |Bloody Disgusting |TBA | |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''Becky'' |Jonathan Milott<br>Cary Murnion |Yale Productions |Quiver Distribution / Redbox Entertainment |$1.1 million |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Becky |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10314450/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |- |''Browse'' |Mike Testin |Making Film / Prolefeed Films |FilmRise | rowspan="3" |TBA | |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |''Doors'' |Jeff Desom<br>Ed Hobbs<br>Saman Kesh |N/A |Bloody Disgusting | |- |''Wild Indian'' |Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. |Logical Pictures / 30West / Om Films / MM2 Entertainment / Pureplay Entertainment |Vertical Entertainment | |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''Barbarian'' |Zach Cregger |Regency Enterprises / Almost Never Films / Hammerstone Studios / Vertigo Entertainment |20th Century Studios |$45.5 million |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbarian |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt15791034/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |- |''Gone in the Night'' |Eli Horowitz |SSS Entertainment / Post Films / mm2 Entertainment |Vertical Entertainment |$266,466 |<ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |title=Gone in the Night |id=2462352129 |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |''Woman of the Hour'' |Anna Kendrick |AGC Studios / Vertigo Entertainment |Netflix |N/A | |- |''The Wrath of Becky'' |Matt Angel<br>Suzanne Coote |Post Films |Quiver Distribution |$202,110 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wrath of Becky |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt20916568/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |2025 |''Friendship'' |Andrew DeYoung |Fifth Season |A24 |$16.2 million |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friendship |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3543236609/?ref_=bo_da_table_10 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Friendship (2025) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Friendship-(2025)#tab=summary |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=The Numbers}}</ref> |- |''Companion'' |Drew Hancock | rowspan="2" |Vertigo Entertainment / New Line Cinema | rowspan="2" |Warner Bros. Pictures |$36.7 million |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Companion |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt26584495/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |- |''Weapons'' |Zach Cregger |$268 million |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weapons |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt26581740/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |- |2026 |''Buddy'' |Casper Kelly |Low Spark Films / Sipur Studios / Substance. | Roadside Attractions<br />Saban Films | rowspan="5" |TBA |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarro |first=Meagan |title=Sundance Film Festival 2026 Midnight Lineup Includes Casper Kelly's 'Buddy' And More - Bloody Disgusting |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3921139/sundance-film-festival-2026-midnight-lineup-includes-casper-kellys-buddy-and-more/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208002520/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3921139/sundance-film-festival-2026-midnight-lineup-includes-casper-kellys-buddy-and-more/ |archive-date=2026-02-08 |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=bloody-disgusting.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |TBA |''Play Dead'' |Jaume Collet-Serra |Nocturnal Entertainment / Ghost House Pictures / Bad Grey / Rennaissanse Pictures |Netflix |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2026-04-20 |title=Play Dead: Jaume Collet-Serra Thriller Acquired By Netflix (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/play-dead-jaume-collet-serra-thriller-acquired-netflix-1236865762/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Hello Neighbor'' |TBA |tinyBuild | rowspan="2" |TBA | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Rouse |first=Lauren |date=2024-11-08 |title=Say 'Hello' To The Next Indie Game Lined Up For A Movie Adaptation |url=https://gamerant.com/hello-neighbor-movie-adaptation-announced/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> |- |Untitled Amityville film |Joseph and Vanessa Winter |Divide/Conquer |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2025-07-15 |title='Heart Eyes' & 'Barbarian' Producers Teaming On New 'Amityville' Movie; 'Deadstream's Joseph And Vanessa Winter To Direct |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/new-amityville-movie-joseph-winter-vanessa-winter-in-works-1236458528/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Cut Outs'' |TBA |New Line Cinema |Warner Bros. Pictures. |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2025-04-28 |title=New Line Lands Hot Sci-Fi Thriller Spec 'Cut Outs' From Isaac Louis García; BoulderLight To Produce |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/cut-outs-spec-sells-new-line-boulderlight-producing-1236378822/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Association !Category !Work !Result |- |2021 |ReFrame |Narrative & Animated Feature |''Becky'' |{{won}} |- |2022 |Golden Scythe |Best Horror Film | rowspan="4" |''Barbarian'' |{{won}} |- | rowspan="3" |2023 |Phoenix Critics Circle |Best Picture |{{won}} |- |Portland Critics Association |Best Picture |{{won}} |- |ReFrame |Feature |{{won}} |- |2025 |8th Astra Midseason Movie Awards |Most Anticipated Film |''Weapons'' |{{Nominated}} |}
== References == <references />
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2591458}}
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