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Matt Lieberman

Matt Lieberman

Writer · Born June 14, 1977 (49) · Belleville, Illinois, USA

Matt Lieberman (born June 14, 1977) is an American screenwriter. He wrote the films Scoob!, The Addams Family, The Christmas Chronicles and its sequel, and Free Guy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Lieberman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 14, 1977 (49)
From
Belleville, Illinois, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 10 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 39% in 30 days

What are Matt Lieberman's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
49%
Self
31%
Society
15%
Ideas
3%
Morality
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · 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 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Hopeful
5
Thrilling
5
Warm
4
Triumphant
2

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8

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 Matt Lieberman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Lieberman'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

10 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2008 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Free Guy (2021)

$332M worldwide

Highest rated

Free Guy (2021)

Midcredits 81st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing10 of 10: 10 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s5 · 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 Matt Lieberman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)

73rd percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Free Guy (2021)

Midcredits 81st · 74% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 33/100 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 Matt Lieberman's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles24–46 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles12–27 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles16–43 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles8–29 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles29–39 · median 32 · mildnear 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 Matt Lieberman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Lieberman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christophe Beck shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles