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Phil Neilson

Phil Neilson

Actor

Philip Cody Neilson is an American stunt coordinator, stunt performer, assistant director, and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 68 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 15% in 30 days

What are Phil Neilson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
51%
Morality
21%
Bonds
18%
Survival
11%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Cold
2
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Phil Neilson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phil Neilson'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

68 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Zeros and Ones(2021)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Babysitter: Killer Queen(2020)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Siberia(2020)

    as Woodsman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Babysitter(2017)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Fantastic Four(2015)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Battleship(2012)

    as JPJ Sailor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon(2009)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tropic Thunder(2008)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man(2008)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom(2007)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Smokin' Aces(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(2004)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Rain(2001)

    as Helicopter Pilot

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tears of the Sun(2003)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2001)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Gladiator(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • New Rose Hotel(1998)

    as The Welshman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Corruptor(1999)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Substitute 2: School's Out(1998)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Armageddon(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fallen(1998)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • G.I. Jane(1997)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Hostile Rat

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Spitfire Grill(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Striptease(1996)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Juror(1996)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rough Magic(1995)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of Death(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Boys on the Side(1995)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Mickey's Dad

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Amateur(1994)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Heaven & Earth(1993)

    as Marine in Helicopter

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Game(1993)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Body Snatchers(1993)

    Second Unit Director · as MP Gate Captain

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Daybreak(1993)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Half(1993)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bad Lieutenant(1992)

    as Left Turn

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Malcolm X(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Flodder in Amerika!(1992)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Thoughts(1991)

    Utility Stunts

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Street Hunter(1990)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Night of the Living Dead(1990)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • GoodFellas(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Trust(1990)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • King of New York(1990)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Two Evil Eyes(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Last Exit to Brooklyn(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters II(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • See No Evil, Hear No Evil(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • True Blood(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Slaves of New York(1989)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Working Girl(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Last Rites(1988)

    Stunts · as Drug Dealer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Homeboy(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Better Tomorrow II(1987)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Once Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mugger #2

  • The Secret of My Success(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mannequin(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Outrageous Fortune(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The French Connection 3(1986)

    as Deli Bandit #2

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Money Pit(1986)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Death Wish 3(1985)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 68 titles from 1985 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Siberia (2020)

$28K worldwide

Highest rated

New Rose Hotel (1998)

Midcredits 27th

Most popular right now

Siberia (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 68: 9 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew59 of 68: 54 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

68 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s16 · 3 acting · 14 crew1990s31 · 7 acting · 28 crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 6 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.

How do Phil Neilson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 65; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Rain (2001)

68th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Natural Born Killers (1994)

Midcredits 86th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 50. 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 Phil Neilson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Phil Neilson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phil Neilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Abel Ferrara shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers