---
name: "Drew Goddard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/drew-goddard"
fi1m_id: "drew-goddard"
imdb_id: "nm1206844"
tmdb_id: 47506
wikidata_id: "Q922368"
roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"]
born: "26 February 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-22T02:29:17.991249+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Drew Goddard

## Identity

Drew Goddard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/drew-goddard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** drew-goddard
- **IMDb ID:** nm1206844
- **TMDB ID:** 47506
- **Wikidata ID:** Q922368
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Goddard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922368, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1206844/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47506

Writer and producer. Born 26 February 1975 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 26 February 1975, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Дрю Годдард, Эндрю Брайон Хоган Годдард, Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 1 acting, 2 directing, 8 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Marita Grabiak](https://film.one/person/marita-grabiak.md), [Aditya Sood](https://film.one/person/aditya-sood.md), [Alison Schapker](https://film.one/person/alison-schapker.md), [Brad Turner](https://film.one/person/brad-turner.md), [Damon Lindelof](https://film.one/person/damon-lindelof.md), [David Fury](https://film.one/person/david-fury.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as writer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 79 (3), 2010s 76 (5), 2020s 72 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 72 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Action & Adventure 3, Science Fiction 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Mystery 2
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,847m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Goddard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922368, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1206844/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47506

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Marvel's Daredevil*](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) (78), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74), [*High Potential*](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) (72)
- **Apple TV:** [*Project Hail Mary*](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md) (80), [*World War Z*](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md) (55)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Martian*](https://film.one/film/the-martian.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Cabin in the Woods*](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Drew Goddard

> Drew Goddard makes complicated genre stories enjoyable by giving actors something to work out. We rate his wit and his feel for frightened people, though his fondness for explanations can wear down the pleasure.

Ryan Gosling wakes on a spaceship in *Project Hail Mary* (2026) without knowing where he is or even his own name. Drew Goddard’s screenplay lets him discover the predicament alongside us, with enough work for the actor to make thinking entertaining. We warmed to Grace because Gosling plays each scrap of understanding as a small victory over fear. That is Goddard at his most engaging: giving a complicated premise to someone we want to spend time with.

Before *Cloverfield* (2008) took him into features, he wrote for *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*, *Alias* and *Lost*. On *Alias* (2001), he shared writing duties with Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Jeff Pinkner, among others. Its accumulating explanations of the Rambaldi relics become less interesting the longer they go on, though that cannot fairly be laid at one writer’s door. The stronger human company in *Buffy* and *Lost* makes their uneven plotting easier to forgive.

His directorial debut, *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012), finds a better use for his urge to explain how things work. With co-writer Joss Whedon, he puts administrative staff behind the familiar spectacle of young people in danger at a remote cabin. The control-room double act is worth an evening, and the practical business of managing the horror gives the comedy something specific to work with. The cost is that the young people receive less attention and the jokes keep interrupting the fear. We recommend it readily, provided being frightened is not the main requirement.

Writing *The Martian* (2015), adapted from Andy Weir’s novel, gave him complex material to make comprehensible. He returned to directing with the motel-set ensemble thriller *Bad Times at the El Royale* (2018). But *Project Hail Mary*, another Weir adaptation, gives us the clearest evidence here of what his screenwriting can do. Working with directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, he lets Grace talk through his fear and gives Gosling room to register the answers.

*Project Hail Mary* also shows how easily he can overstay a welcome. The flashbacks to Earth take up too much of the film, which runs half an hour too long. Gosling remains good company, but the interruptions matter. We would welcome another science problem from Goddard, with fewer flashbacks attached.

## Biography

Drew Goddard is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He began his career writing episodes for the television series *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*, *Angel*, *Alias* and *Lost*.

He wrote the screenplays for *Cloverfield* (2008), *World War Z* (2013) and *The Martian* (2015), the last of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Goddard also directed *The Cabin in the Woods* (2011) and *Bad Times at the El Royale* (2018). He wrote the screenplay for *Project Hail Mary* (2026).

Goddard created the Netflix series *Daredevil* (2015–2018) and directed several episodes of *The Good Place*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, slashfilm.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Performed in (1)

- *Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Fake Thomas Jefferson — [page](https://film.one/tv/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog.md)

### Directed (2)

- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012), Fi1m 80, Screenplay, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md)

### Wrote (8) — the average rests on these

- *Project Hail Mary* (2026), Fi1m 80, Screenplay, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md)
- *High Potential* (2024), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md)
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, Creator, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *The Martian* (2015), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-martian.md)
- *World War Z* (2013), Fi1m 55, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Staff Writer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Phony* (2026), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/phony.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Project Hail Mary* (2026), Executive Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md)
- *Superman* (2025), Thanks — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *High Potential* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md)
- *Bad Times at the El Royale* (2018), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *Marvel's The Defenders* (2017), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Baby Driver* (2017), Thanks — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/baby-driver.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, Director, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *10 Cloverfield Lane* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Grimsby* (2016), Thanks
- *The Martian* (2015), Screenplay, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-martian.md)
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *World War Z* (2013), Screenplay — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *The Cabin in the Woods* (2012), Director, Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cabin-in-the-woods.md)
- *Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog* (2008), series, as Fake Thomas Jefferson — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog.md)
- *Cloverfield* (2008), Screenplay
- *Lost* (2004), series, Writer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Angel* (1999), series, Writer
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Writer, Staff Writer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Pagans*, series, Executive Producer
- *Nevermoor*, Writer, Producer
- *Phony*, series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/phony.md)
- *The Matrix 5*, Director, Producer, Screenplay

## Gallery

- ![Drew Goddard, Bradley Whitford, Richard Jenkins, Kristin Connolly, Anna Hutchison (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/6982/gallery-06c334336397.jpg) Drew Goddard, Bradley Whitford, Richard Jenkins, Kristin Connolly, Anna Hutchison (2012) — Jon Lebkowsky, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Cabin_in_the_Woods_screening_2012.jpg/1280px-Cabin_in_the_Woods_screening_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director/co-writer Drew Goddard (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/6982/gallery-961e878931a0.jpg) Director/co-writer Drew Goddard (2012) — larry-411, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Drew_Goddard%2C_%22The_Cabin_in_the_Woods%22_World_Premiere.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Drew Goddard - Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/6982/gallery-c49c4ef5233c.jpg) Drew Goddard - Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) — Collider, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Drew_Goddard_-_Bad_Times_at_the_El_Royale.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Drew Goddard](https://film.one/media/person/6982/gallery-27fdd3bf15ba.jpg) Drew Goddard — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Drew_Goddard_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Drew_Goddard_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2016: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Martian*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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