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Paul Sommer

Director, also producer

Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 27% in 30 days

What are Paul Sommer's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
64%
Self
16%
Society
6%
Morality
6%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Absurd
8
Warm
6
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

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 Paul Sommer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Sommer'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

41 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Droopy, Master Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 39 episodes · Animation Director

  • Jonny's Golden Quest(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Yo Yogi!(1991)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Gravedale High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show(1990)

    Show 78 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures(1990)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda(1990)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Further Adventures of SuperTed(1989)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Rockin' with Judy Jetson(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo(1988)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley(1988)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose(1987)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Yogi's Great Escape(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Popeye and Son(1987)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Flintstone Kids(1986)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The New Fred and Barney Show(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Story Manager

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat(1974)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Butch Cassidy(1973)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Harlem Globetrotters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard

  • The Jetsons(1962)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Grape Nutty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Animation

  • Pickled Puss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Animation

  • Flora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Animation

  • Tooth or Consequences (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Animation

  • Silent Tweetment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • River Ribber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Simple Siren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Mutt 'n Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Lionel Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Playful Pest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Cocky Bantam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Rocky Road to Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Fly In The Ointment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • He Can't Make It Stick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Professor Small and Mr. Tall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Vitamin G-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • King Midas, Junior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Dumbconscious Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Old Blackout Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1942 to 1993.

Highest rated

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing22 of 31: 21 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting3 of 31: 3 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew7 of 31: 6 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s19 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s4 · 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 Paul Sommer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · director

Yo Yogi! (1991)

85th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)

Midcredits 74th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Paul Sommer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Sommer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ray Patterson shares the most, 13.

Directors

  • Ray Patterson13 titles · 12 as director    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Ray Patterson
  • Don Lusk9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Don Lusk
  • Carl Urbano9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Carl Urbano
  • Arthur Davis5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Arthur Davis

Writers

Actors

  • Don Messick9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Don Messick
  • Rob Paulsen8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Rob Paulsen
  • Frank Welker7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Frank Welker
  • John Stephenson4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with John Stephenson

Composers and editors

  • Larry C. Cowan12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Larry C. Cowan
  • Gil Iverson9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Gil Iverson
  • Hoyt Curtin8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Hoyt Curtin
  • Sven Libaek5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Sven Libaek

Producers

Mixed roles