Julia Phillips
Producer · Died January 1, 2002, aged 57 · New York City, New York, USA
Julia Phillips (née Miller; April 7, 1944 – January 1, 2002) was an American film producer and author. She co-produced with her husband Michael (and others) three prominent films of the 1970s—The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind—and was the first female producer to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, received for The Sting. In 1991, Phillips published an infamous tell-all memoir of her years as a Hollywood producer, titled You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again, which became a bestseller. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Phillips, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 7, 1944
- January 1, 2002 (aged 57)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Julia Phillips' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
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
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
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 Julia Phillips' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Julia Phillips' 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
9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Boost(1988)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Beat(1988)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Big Bus(1976)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Taxi Driver(1976)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Sting(1973)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Steelyard Blues(1973)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1973 to 1996.
Biggest box office
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Highest rated
The Sting (1973)
Most popular right now
Taxi Driver (1976)
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 Julia Phillips' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
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 Julia Phillips' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all 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 Julia Phillips work with?
People who share at least 2 of Julia Phillips' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Phillips shares the most, 6.
Writers
- David S. WardShared titles: Steelyard Blues (1973), The Sting (1973)See all 2 shared titles with David S. Ward
Actors
- John SavageShared titles: The Beat (1988), Steelyard Blues (1973)See all 2 shared titles with John Savage
- Harold GouldShared titles: The Big Bus (1976), The Sting (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Gould
- Peter BoyleShared titles: Taxi Driver (1976), Steelyard Blues (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Boyle
Producers
- Michael PhillipsShared titles: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Taxi Driver (1976), The Big Bus (1976), Steelyard Blues (1973), The Sting (1973)See all 6 shared titles with Michael Phillips
- Tony BillShared titles: Steelyard Blues (1973), The Sting (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Bill
