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Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons

Producer · Born September 25, 1969 (57) · Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

American sports analyst, author, podcaster, and former sports writer. Founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website The Ringer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 25, 1969 (57)
From
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Bill Simmons' films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
43%
Self
23%
Ideas
11%
Bonds
7%
Morality
7%
Power
6%
Survival
4%
Fame8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 1 · 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 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
10
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
6
Joyful
4
Tense
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous2

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 Bill Simmons' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Simmons' 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

39 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tyson(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Happy and You Know It(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Wizkid: Long Live Lagos(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 76 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Celtics City(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mr. McMahon(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jason Isbell: Running with Our Eyes Closed(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Don't Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl 'DMX' Simmons(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Saturday Night(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Jagged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Listening to Kenny G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    as Linder Pit Crew

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Showbiz Kids(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Andre the Giant(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Brad Paisley's Comedy Rodeo(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Day the Series Stopped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Million Dollar Arm(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Requiem for the Big East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Blind Ref (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Announcers #1

  • Mr. Russell's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer · Actor

  • Ghosts of Ole Miss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • There's No Place Like Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Renée(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Roll Tide/War Eagle(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • One Night in Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Jordan Rides the Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • The 16th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Muhammad and Larry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • The Band That Wouldn't Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Kings Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 2009 to 2025.

Highest rated

Andre the Giant (2018)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Tyson (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 35: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing32 of 35: 31 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew1 of 35: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s13 · 2 acting · 12 crew2020s17 · 1 acting · 16 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.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 9 major nominations, 2011–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  2. 2017
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  3. 2016
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  5. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  6. 2012
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  7. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Series

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 Bill Simmons' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos (2025)

96th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Andre the Giant (2018)

Midcredits 96th · 89% liked

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 Bill Simmons work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Simmons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geoff Chow shares the most, 8.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Geoff Chow8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Geoff Chow
  • Sean Fennessey8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Sean Fennessey
  • Magdalena Munao7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Magdalena Munao
  • Adam Gibbs6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Adam Gibbs