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Roger S.H. Schulman

Roger S.H. Schulman

Writer · USA

Roger S.H. Schulman co-wrote the animated feature Shrek, for which he won the British Academy Award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay. He previously co-wrote the animated feature Balto for Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and wrote the direct-to-video projects Mulan II and The Jungle Book II for Disney. He developed and wrote the screenplay for an animated feature about the true story of a tortoise who befriends a baby hippo after the 2004 tsunami. He's currently writing "Jungle Cruise," a screenplay for Walt Disney Pictures inspired by the Disney theme park attraction, slated to star Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Schulman has also worked extensively as a producer and writer for television. He is currently co-creator and Executive Producer of the series JONAS for the Disney Channel, for which he was nominated for an Emmy award. He was also Executive Producer of Phil of the Future on Disney Channel. He developed and was Executive Producer of 2Gether for MTV; he was Executive Producer for “Living Single" with Queen Latifah, for which he won an NAACP Image Award; he also wrote on "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" and "Alf". In addition, he served as co-writer of the original pilot for "The Wayans Brothers" television series, as well as the pilots "The Mother Load", "Fresh Man" and "Just My Luck."

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From
USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 63% in 30 days

What are Roger S.H. Schulman's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
28%
Society
19%
Survival
4%
Ideas
4%
Morality
1%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

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 5 · Even-paced 4 · 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 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Warm
7
Absurd
5
Hopeful
2
Romantic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Roger S.H. Schulman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger S.H. Schulman'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

32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shrek 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Characters

  • Floogals(2016)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Shrek the Musical(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Shrek's Thrilling Tales(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Shrek Forever After(2010)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show(2008)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jonas(2009)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare(2008)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby(2008)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Shrek the Third(2007)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Fox and the Hound 2(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Brother Bear 2(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bambi II(2006)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mulan II(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Phil of the Future(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Shrek 2(2004)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book 2(2003)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shrek(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Teacher's Pet(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • For Your Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Balto(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

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

    Writer

  • Living Single(1993)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Tiny Toon Adventures(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • The Wickedest Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Story · Teleplay

  • ALF Tales(1988)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • ALF(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1986 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Shrek (2001)

$490M worldwide

Highest rated

Shrek (2001)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing24 of 28: 21 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing3 of 28: 3 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 28: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

28 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s14 · 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 Roger S.H. Schulman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Floogals (2016)

92nd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Shrek (2001)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 8 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 Roger S.H. Schulman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles11–44 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles3–43 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles25–44 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Roger S.H. Schulman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger S.H. Schulman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Stillman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Mixed roles