Dan Fogelman (born February 19, 1976) is an American television producer and screenwriter whose screenplays include Tangled; Crazy, Stupid, Love; and the Pixar film Cars. He also created the 2012 television sitcom The Neighbors, the 2015 fairy tale-themed musical comedy series Galavant, the 2016 dramedy series This Is Us, and the 2016 baseball drama series Pitch.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 19, 1976 (50)
- River Vale, New Jersey, USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 18 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Dan Fogelman's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet6
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 Dan Fogelman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Fogelman'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
24 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Tangled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)
The Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Paradise(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Life Itself(2018)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Pitch(2016)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
This Is Us(2016)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Grandfathered(2015)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Danny Collins(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Galavant(2015)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Last Vegas(2013)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Guilt Trip(2012)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Neighbors(2012)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Crazy, Stupid, Love.(2011)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Cars 2(2011)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Tangled(2010)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Bolt(2008)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Fred Claus(2007)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all filmsLipshitz Saves the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Cars(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsThe 12th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Like Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Honeymoon with Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 21 of them dated from 2003 to 2025.
Film career
- 2008Screen debut· Bolt
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
16 major nominations and no wins, 2017–2026.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
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- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · New 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 Dan Fogelman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 11 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 Dan Fogelman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.
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 Dan Fogelman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Fogelman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lasseter shares the most, 4.
Directors
- John LasseterShared titles: Cars 2 (2011), Tangled (2010), Bolt (2008), Cars (2006)See all 4 shared titles with John Lasseter
- Glenn FicarraShared titles: Paradise (2025), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Glenn Ficarra
- John RequaShared titles: Paradise (2025), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)See all 2 shared titles with John Requa
- Byron HowardShared titles: Tangled (2010), Bolt (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Byron Howard
Writers
- Joe RanftShared titles: Cars 2 (2011), Cars (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Ranft
Actors
- Annette BeningShared titles: Life Itself (2018), Danny Collins (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Annette Bening
- Olivia CookeShared titles: Life Itself (2018), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Olivia Cooke
- Nick OffermanShared titles: Danny Collins (2015), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Offerman
- Bonnie HuntShared titles: Cars 2 (2011), Cars (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Bonnie Hunt
Composers and editors
- Julie MonroeShared titles: Life Itself (2018), Danny Collins (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Julie Monroe
- Christophe BeckShared titles: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), Fred Claus (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Christophe Beck
- Tim MertensShared titles: Tangled (2010), Bolt (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Mertens
Producers
- Denise Di NoviShared titles: Danny Collins (2015), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Denise Di Novi
- Jessie NelsonShared titles: Danny Collins (2015), Fred Claus (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jessie Nelson
