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Paul Weitz

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born November 19, 1965 (60) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Paul John Weitz (/waɪts/; born November 19, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. Together they worked on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; for the latter, they were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Weitz is also a writer, executive producer, and director of the Amazon Prime Video dramedy series Mozart in the Jungle. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Weitz (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 19, 1965 (60)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 41 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 33% in 30 days

What are Paul Weitz's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
32%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Morality
5%
Survival
3%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 17 · Intense 0

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Absurd
12
Tense
9
Warm
10
Hopeful
9
Other
24

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous3

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 Weitz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Weitz'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, 35 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Murderbot(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • If You Were the Last(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • About My Father(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Moving On(2022)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Pinocchio(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Crush(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Fatherhood(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Bel Canto(2018)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Little Hours(2017)

    as Lurco

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Happening of Monumental Proportions(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Joshy(2016)

    as Private Investigator

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Good Kids(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Grandma(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Life After Beth(2014)

    as Mr. Levin

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Mozart in the Jungle(2014)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Admission(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Queen of Versailles(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • American Reunion(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Being Flynn(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • American Dreamz(2006)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • In Good Company(2004)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • See This Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Filmmaker Who Isn't Wim Wenders

  • American Wedding(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • About a Boy(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Off Centre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 28 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • American Pie 2(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Down to Earth(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Chuck & Buck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sam

  • The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy(2000)

    as Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • American Pie(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Antz(1998)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sex & the Other Man(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Husband's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 36 of them dated from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Little Fockers (2010)

$311M worldwide

Highest rated

About a Boy (2002)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

American Reunion (2012)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 39: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting16 of 39: 3 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting14 of 39: 3 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing24 of 39: 12 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew3 of 39: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

39 titles, 14 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s15 · 3 acting · 12 crew2010s11 · 3 acting · 8 crew2020s7 · crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2003–2005.

  1. 2005
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  2. 2003
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay

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 Paul Weitz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

Pinocchio (2022)

63rd percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mozart in the Jungle (2014)

Midcredits 91st · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 28 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 Paul Weitz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles13–58 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles18–75 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles39–86 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles17–62 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles5–45 · 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 Paul Weitz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Weitz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Weitz shares the most, 19.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles