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Paul Feig

Actor, producer, director and writer · Born September 17, 1962 (64) · Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Paul Feig (/fiːɡ/; born September 17, 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing films such as Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Spy (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), A Simple Favor (2018), and Last Christmas (2019). He often collaborates with actress Melissa McCarthy. Feig created the comedy series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and Other Space (2015). He has also directed several episodes of Arrested Development, Nurse Jackie, Mad Men, The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, and Weeds. He received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks, and two for producing and directing on The Office. His most notable acting roles were as Bobby Wynn in the sitcom The Jackie Thomas Show (1992–1993), Tim the Camp Counselor in the comedy film Heavyweights (1995), and Mr. Eugene Pool on the sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–1997). Description above from the Wikipedia Paul Feig, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 17, 1962 (64)
From
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, director and writer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 87 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Paul Feig's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
30%
Self
29%
Morality
11%
Power
8%
Survival
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Friendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 15 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 5

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 4 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Warm
8
Joyful
9
Absurd
10
Bittersweet
6
Other
26

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous4

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 Paul Feig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Feig'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

87 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Housemaid's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Producer

  • The Housemaid(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • JAMAAL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • King of Drag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Another Simple Favor(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Jackpot!(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Help Me Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • The School for Good and Evil(2022)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Auntie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Minx(2022)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Flatch(2022)

    Show 27 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Roommates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 55(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Holler(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Phony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Love Life(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Baldwin Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist(2020)

    Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dale Copperwood

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Last Christmas(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Someone Great(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Favor(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Frances 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Song of Back and Neck(2018)

    as Dr. Street

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 9JKL(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Feig

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Snatched(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Peanuts Movie(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Spy(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Drunken Guest at Paris Hotel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Other Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show Creator

  • It's Better in Italian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • The Heat(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Doctor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Maron(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • NTSF:SD:SUV(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as OCD Detective

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Teacher(2011)

    as Dad at Carwash

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bored to Death(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · as Mr. Spagnolo

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007)

    as Different DJ (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Knocked Up(2007)

    as Fantasy Baseball Guy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Weeds(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · as The Animal Trainer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • I Am David(2003)

    Director · Writer · as American Man

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · as Magician

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sick in the Head(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stealing Harvard(2002)

    as Electrician

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Undeclared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Freaks and Geeks(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Creator · Supervising Producer · Writer · as Alex the Guitarist (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Statical Planets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • My Fellow Americans(1996)

    as Reporter #2

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • That Thing You Do!(1996)

    as KMPC DJ

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 24 episodes · as Eugene Poole

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Men Behaving Badly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Nelson

  • The Louie Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Jake Reinhardt

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Worker

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Heavyweights(1995)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The TV Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer · as Various

  • Ellen(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Peterson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult(1994)

    as Oscar Audience Member

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Good Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Video Clerk · as Waiter

  • The Jackie Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

  • Love & War(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 19 episodes · Actor

  • Zoo Radio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Chester Drawer

  • Good Sports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 15 episodes · as Leash

  • Public Enemy #2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gas Attendant

  • Get a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark

  • Ski Patrol(1990)

    as Stanley

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dirty Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Three O'Clock High(1987)

    as Hall Monitor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Zombie High(1987)

    as Emerson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • thirtysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Remember Me Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • 24-7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Dark Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Detention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Eboni 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Better Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Untitled Spy Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Untitled The Italian Job Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 87 titles, 78 of them dated from 1979 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Housemaid (2025)

$400M worldwide

Highest rated

55 (2020)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Housemaid (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 87: 34 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting31 of 87: 11 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting11 of 87: 1 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing36 of 87: 18 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew2 of 87: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

87 titles, 22 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew1990s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew2000s15 · 7 acting · 12 crew2010s17 · 8 acting · 12 crew2020s18 · 2 acting · 17 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

1 major award from 7 major nominations, 2000–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  2. 2010
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  3. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
  4. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
  5. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
  6. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Paul Feig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Sick in the Head (2003)

99th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, producer

The Office (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Paul Feig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles18–77 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles14–67 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles35–90 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles17–65 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles15–48 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Paul Feig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Feig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brent White shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers