Craig Mazin (born 1971) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and co-creating, co-writing, and executive producing the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present), the latter alongside Neil Druckmann. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Limited Series. Prior to gaining attention and acclaim for his dramatic work, Mazin was primarily known for his work on comedy films such as Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Superhero Movie (2008), The Hangover Part II (2011), The Hangover Part III, and Identity Thief (both 2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig Mazin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 8, 1971 (55)
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Writer, producer, actor and director
- 16 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Craig Mazin's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 11
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4
Casual 10 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
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 Craig Mazin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Craig Mazin'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
20 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Sheep Detectives(2026)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Apprentice(2024)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Last of Us(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Mythic Quest(2020)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Chernobyl(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Stripped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Hangover Part III(2013)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Identity Thief(2013)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Hangover Part II(2011)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Superhero Movie(2008)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
School for Scoundrels(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Scary Movie 4(2006)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Scary Movie 3(2003)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Specials(2000)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Senseless(1998)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
RocketMan(1997)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all filmsBambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Pursuit Of Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 17 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Hangover Part II (2011)
Highest rated
Chernobyl (2019)
Most popular right now
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· Mythic Quest
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.
Awards
2 Primetime Emmys and 3 other major awards from 10 major nominations, 2019–2025.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Writers Guild Award, won · New Series
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Writers Guild Award, won · Long Form Original
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
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 Craig Mazin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Craig Mazin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Craig Mazin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Craig Mazin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Weinstein shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Todd PhillipsShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Todd Phillips
- David ZuckerShared titles: Superhero Movie (2008), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003)See all 3 shared titles with David Zucker
Writers
- Jon LucasShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Lucas
- Scott MooreShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Moore
- Scot ArmstrongShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Scot Armstrong
- Pat ProftShared titles: Scary Movie 4 (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Pat Proft
Actors
- Leslie NielsenShared titles: Superhero Movie (2008), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Leslie Nielsen
- Bradley CooperShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Bradley Cooper
- Ed HelmsShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Ed Helms
- Jeffrey TamborShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Tambor
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Christophe BeckShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Christophe Beck
- James L. VenableShared titles: Superhero Movie (2008), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003)See all 3 shared titles with James L. Venable
- Debra Neil-FisherShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Debra Neil-Fisher
- Lawrence SherShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Lawrence Sher
Producers
- Bob WeinsteinShared titles: Superhero Movie (2008), School for Scoundrels (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Senseless (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Bob Weinstein
- Harvey WeinsteinShared titles: Superhero Movie (2008), School for Scoundrels (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Senseless (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Harvey Weinstein
- Daniel GoldbergShared titles: The Hangover Part III (2013), The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Goldberg
- Robert K. WeissShared titles: Superhero Movie (2008), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Robert K. Weiss
Mixed roles
- Marlon WayansShared titles: Scary Movie 3 (2003), Senseless (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Marlon Wayans
