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Richard Raynis

Producer, also writer and director · Born December 27, 1956 (69) · Northridge, California, USA

8 Primetime Emmys

Richard Raynis was born on 27 December 1956 in Northridge, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999) and The Edge of Seventeen (2016).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 27, 1956 (69)
From
Northridge, California, USA
Works as
Producer, also writer and director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 38 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 22% in 30 days

What are Richard Raynis' films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
19%
Society
18%
Power
8%
Morality
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 8

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · 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 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Absurd
10
Warm
5
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Richard Raynis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Raynis' 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

38 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Ella McCay(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • May the 12th Be with You(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Not Quite One(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Club(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • When Billie Met Lisa(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Feliz Navidad(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons in Plusaversary(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • The Simpsons | Balenciaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • The Good, the Bart, and the Loki(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Force Awakens from Its Nap(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Playdate with Destiny(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Daycare(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons Movie(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Development Producer · Executive Producer

  • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Development Producer · Executive Producer

  • Maxine's Christmas Carol(2000)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 40 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 124 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dilbert(1999)

    Show 30 episodes · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Storybook Friends: A Little Christmas Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Godzilla: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • Channel Umptee-3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Men in Black: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show Creator

  • Extreme Ghostbusters(1997)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Project G.eeK.eR. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · Supervising Producer

  • The Nanny: Oy to the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 718 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Little Golden Book Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • ALF Tales(1988)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • C.O.P.S.(1988)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • A.L.F.(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Real Ghostbusters(1986)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

$536M worldwide

Highest rated

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 34: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 34: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing28 of 34: 26 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thOther crew6 of 34: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role

34 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s14 · 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.

Awards

8 Primetime Emmys from 16 major nominations, 1995–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
  2. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  3. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
  5. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
  6. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
  7. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
  8. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
  2. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
  3. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
  4. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)

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 Richard Raynis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director, producer

Maxine's Christmas Carol (2000)

78th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Futurama (1999)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 37/100 and the plot and story 29/100 in their films, across 11 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.

Who does Richard Raynis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Raynis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Silverman shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

  • Al Jean12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Al Jean
  • Matt Groening12 titles · 8 as writer    See all 12 shared titles with Matt Groening
  • Joel H. Cohen6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Joel H. Cohen
  • David Mirkin5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with David Mirkin

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Richard Sakai12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Richard Sakai
  • Peter Gave11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Peter Gave
  • Tom Klein11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Tom Klein
  • Alexander Duke10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Alexander Duke