Jake Paltrow

American film director. Directed The Good Night (2007) and Young Ones (2014). He is the younger brother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

Directed the films The Good Night and Young Ones; Young Ones is described as a neo-western/post-apocalyptic film and features Michael Shannon, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nicholas Hoult, and Elle Fanning.

The available DeBaser review of Jake Paltrow's Young Ones describes it as a neo‑western set in a water‑scarce, post‑apocalyptic near future. Michael Shannon's performance is singled out as a major strength. The film is read as a coming‑of‑age revenge story centered on a boy who must become an adult. The reviewer finds the film imperfect and acknowledges it was not a major success.

For:Fans of neo-western and post-apocalyptic cinema, viewers who like character-driven revenge/coming-of-age stories, and Michael Shannon admirers.