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Phil Roman

Phil Roman

Director and producer, also writer · Born December 21, 1930 (95) · Fresno, California, USA

Philip Roman (born December 21, 1930) is an American animator and the director of all twelve Garfield primetime specials. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 21, 1930 (95)
From
Fresno, California, USA
Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 76 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Phil Roman's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Self
25%
Society
14%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Morality
3%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
13
Joyful
14
Hopeful
7
Tense
4
Absurd
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Phil Roman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phil Roman'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

76 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Americano(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Unlucky in Love: An Unrequited Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Garfield Holiday Celebrations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Kelly Dream Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer(2000)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Magic Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Bruno the Kid(1996)

    Show 36 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • C-Bear and Jamal(1996)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Story of Santa Claus(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 58 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Izzy's Quest For Olympic Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • The Mask(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Bears Who Saved Christmas(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Cool Like That Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Nick & Noel(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Jerry: The Movie(1992)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Garfield Gets a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Bobby's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 81 episodes · Producer

  • Garfield's Feline Fantasies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Garfield's Thanksgiving(1989)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Garfield's Babes and Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Garfield: His 9 Lives(1988)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Garfield and Friends(1988)

    Show 363 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Clifford the Big Red Dog: Team Clifford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • A Garfield Christmas Special(1987)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Garfield Goes Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Garfield In Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer

  • It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Garfield in Disguise(1985)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Garfield in the Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer

  • Garfield on the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Here Comes Garfield(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • No Man's Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Co-Director

  • Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • It's Magic, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)(1980)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Animation Director

  • It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • The Lord of the Rings(1978)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown(1977)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Animation Director

  • You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • B.C.: The First Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Animation

  • A Cricket in Times Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Animation

  • There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Animation

  • You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Animation

  • Snoopy Come Home(1972)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Babar Comes to America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Graphic Designer

  • The Cat in the Hat(1971)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Snake in the Gracias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Animation

  • The Phantom Tollbooth(1970)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Horton Hears a Who!(1970)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Uncle Sam Magoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Animation

  • The Pogo Special Birthday Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Animation

  • The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Graphic Designer

  • The Bear That Wasn't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Animation

  • Advance and Be Mechanized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Animation

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!(1966)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Love Me, Love My Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Animation

  • The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Animation

  • A Million in the Sach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles from 1956 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Garfield in Disguise (1985)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Bruno the Kid (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 74: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting37 of 74: 28 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thWriting1 of 74: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing22 of 74: 14 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew22 of 74: 21 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

74 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s7 · crew1970s25 · crew1980s21 · crew1990s13 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s2 · 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.

How do Phil Roman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 27 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer, producer

Americano (2016)

88th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Garfield in Disguise (1985)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Roman's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 15 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Phil Roman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phil Roman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ed Bogas shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Ed Bogas8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Ed Bogas
  • Chuck McCann7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Chuck McCann
  • Roger Donley6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Roger Donley
  • Nick Vasu3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Nick Vasu

Producers

Mixed roles