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Phillip J. Bartell

Phillip J. Bartell

Editor, writer and director, also producer · Born February 18, 1970 (56) · Quincy, Illinois, U.S.

Phillip John Bartell (born February 18, 1970) is an American film editor, screenwriter, producer and director. was born in Quincy, Illinois, and graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 1992.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 18, 1970 (56)
From
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Works as
Editor, writer and director, also producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Phillip J. Bartell's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
35%
Society
10%
Morality
9%
Survival
9%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 9 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 15

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
12
Tense
11
Melancholic
11
Absurd
9
Other
34

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet17
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Phillip J. Bartell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phillip J. Bartell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Best of the Best(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lilo & Stitch(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Haunted Mansion(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Outwaters(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Bad Hair(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • What We Found(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Fair Market Value(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • To All the Boys I've Loved Before(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • SKAM Austin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Warrior Road(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dear White People(2017)

    Show 17 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Carrie Pilby(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Eyewitness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenplay

  • Lost Child(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Smartass(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Lies(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Miss You Already(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ana Maria in Novela Land(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Paradise(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dear White People(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • I Am Divine(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • G.B.F.(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Vanished Elephant(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Chastity Bites(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Backwards(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Eye of the Hurricane(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Eating Out: The Open Weekend(2011)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Eating Out: Drama Camp(2011)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Eating Out: All You Can Eat(2009)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood, je t'aime(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Undertow(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · Staff Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ira & Abby(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Boy Culture(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Noah's Arc(2005)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Eating Out(2004)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Boys Life 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Actor

  • L.T.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Crush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Psycho(1998)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Fugitive X: Innocent Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Exvallis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Thanks

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Undertow (2009)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 37: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting5 of 37: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting8 of 37: 4 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thProducing1 of 37: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing25 of 37: 22 only editing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew3 of 37: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

37 titles, 6 with more than one role — editing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew2010s19 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Phillip J. Bartell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · editor

Best of the Best (2026)

99th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Undertow (2009)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Phillip J. Bartell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles23–72 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Phillip J. Bartell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phillip J. Bartell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Q. Allan Brocka shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles