--- name: "Paul Feig" canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-feig" fi1m_id: "paul-feig" imdb_id: "nm0082450" tmdb_id: 116805 wikidata_id: "Q2031292" roles: ["Director","Producer","Writer"] born: "17 September 1962" reviewed_on_fi1m: 12 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_as: "director" average_over: 12 updated: "2026-10-22T01:55:30.358675+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." --- # Paul Feig ## Identity Paul Feig - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-feig - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** paul-feig - **IMDb ID:** nm0082450 - **TMDB ID:** 116805 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2031292 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Feig, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2031292, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082450/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116805 Director and producer. Born 17 September 1962 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Director, Producer, Writer - **Born:** 17 September 1962, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA - **Active:** 1999–present - **Also known as:** 폴 페이그, พอล เฟก - **Frequently works with:** [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [Troy Miller](https://film.one/person/troy-miller.md), [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Bryan Gordon](https://film.one/person/bryan-gordon.md), [Danny Leiner](https://film.one/person/danny-leiner.md), [Ken Kwapis](https://film.one/person/ken-kwapis.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 12 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 77 (8), 2010s 73 (2), 2020s 66 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 69 across 10 titles - **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Comedy 10, Drama 5, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Action 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $917m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Feig, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2031292, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082450/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116805 ## Coming up - *The Housemaid's Secret* (2027-12-17), Director ## Streaming the US now - **Paramount+:** [*Freaks and Geeks*](https://film.one/tv/freaks-and-geeks.md) (88), [*Weeds*](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md) (76) - **Netflix:** [*Arrested Development*](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) (87), [*Ghostbusters*](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-2016.md) (64) - **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83), [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77) - **AMC+:** [*Mad Men*](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) (88) - **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86) - **Disney+:** [*Bridesmaids*](https://film.one/film/bridesmaids.md) (82) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Nurse Jackie*](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md) (72) - **Apple TV:** [*The Housemaid*](https://film.one/film/the-housemaid.md) (66) - **HBO Max:** [*Bored to Death*](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md) (50) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Paul Feig > Paul Feig is at his best when women are allowed to be funny, difficult and wrong. We rate his care for performers more highly than his pacing, particularly when he moves from comedy into suspense. In *The Housemaid* (2025), Amanda Seyfried’s Nina Winchester is charming at the interview and a different proposition by breakfast. Feig seems far more interested in her changes of mood than in the quiet endurance of Sydney Sweeney’s Millie, the woman she has hired. That preference helps explain both his appeal and his limitations: he is good with people who make a scene, less reliable when they must keep us waiting. We would sooner watch him let an actor be unreasonable than watch him carefully prepare a surprise. That interest in people struggling to manage themselves has a gentler form in *Freaks and Geeks* (1999), which he created with Judd Apatow. Linda Cardellini makes teenage uncertainty painfully recognisable, and the young cast earns the time the series gives them. The pace can drag, but the warmth never requires school life to be comfortable. It is the work we would start with: funny, attentive and willing to let embarrassment last longer than anyone involved would wish. The feature breakthrough came with *Bridesmaids* (2011). Melissa McCarthy became a recurring collaborator, appearing in that film, *The Heat* (2013) and *Spy* (2015). She is an apt collaborator for a director interested in female characters whose weaknesses are allowed to be as noticeable as their abilities. *A Simple Favor* (2018) moved him into thriller-comedy, a direction pursued further in *The Housemaid*, though the balance there tips towards suspense. We were bored by the long, restrained first half of *The Housemaid*, then cheered considerably when the pace quickened and the performances became less polite. Feig adapts Freida McFadden’s novel largely straight, and at 131 minutes the film takes too long to reach the excess he handles well. Seyfried makes staying with it worthwhile, though the livelier material does not repair the earlier drift. His willingness to let a woman be objectionable remains a strength; knowing when to stop holding her back would help. Choose *The Housemaid* for Seyfried, provided the evening can spare an hour before the fun starts. ## Biography Paul Feig is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He was born on 17 September 1962 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Feig created the comedy series *Freaks and Geeks* (1999–2000). He is known for directing the films *Bridesmaids* (2011), *The Heat* (2013), *Spy* (2015), *Ghostbusters* (2016), *A Simple Favor* (2018) and *Last Christmas* (2019), and has frequently collaborated with actress Melissa McCarthy. He has also directed episodes of *Arrested Development*, *The Office*, *Parks and Recreation* and other series, and received Emmy Award nominations for his work on *Freaks and Geeks* and *The Office*. Feig directed and produced *The Housemaid* (2025). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rollingstone.com.* ## On Fi1m (12) - *The Housemaid* (2025), Fi1m 66, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-housemaid.md) - *Ghostbusters* (2016), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-2016.md) - *Bridesmaids* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Wedding Guest (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bridesmaids.md) - *Bored to Death* (2009), Fi1m 50, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md) - *Nurse Jackie* (2009), Fi1m 72, Director, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md) - *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) - *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) - *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) - *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) - *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md) - *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) - *Freaks and Geeks* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Alex the Guitarist (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/tv/freaks-and-geeks.md) ## Complete filmography (83) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Housemaid's Secret* (2027), Director, Producer - *The Housemaid* (2025), Director, Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-housemaid.md) - *JAMAAL* (2025), Producer - *Another Simple Favor* (2025), Director, Producer - *Jackpot!* (2024), Director, Producer - *Help Me Understand* (2023), Producer - *The School for Good and Evil* (2022), Screenplay, Director, Producer - *Auntie* (2022), Executive Producer - *Minx* (2022), series, Executive Producer - *Welcome to Flatch* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Director - *Roommates* (2022), Producer - *Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas* (2021), Executive Producer - *Harami* (2021), Executive Producer - *Holler* (2021), Executive Producer - *Phony* (2020), Executive Producer - *Love Life* (2020), series, Executive Producer - *Baldwin Beauty* (2020), Executive Producer - *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* (2020), series, as Dale Copperwood · Executive Producer - *Last Christmas* (2019), Director - *Someone Great* (2019), Producer - *A Simple Favor* (2018), Director, Writer, Producer - *Frances 2.0* (2018), Executive Producer - *Song of Back and Neck* (2018), as Dr. Street - *9JKL* (2017), series, as Paul Feig - *Snatched* (2017), Producer - *Ghostbusters* (2016), Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-2016.md) - *The Peanuts Movie* (2015), Producer - *Spy* (2015), as Drunken Guest at Paris Hotel (uncredited) · Director, Screenplay, Producer - *Other Space* (2015), series, Creator - *It's Better in Italian* (2015), Executive Producer - *The Heat* (2013), as Doctor (uncredited) · Director, Executive Producer - *Maron* (2013), series, as Warren - *Bad Teacher* (2011), as Dad at Carwash - *Bridesmaids* (2011), as Wedding Guest (uncredited) · Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/bridesmaids.md) - *Bored to Death* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md) - *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Mr. Spagnolo · Director, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md) - *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) - *Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story* (2007), as Different DJ (uncredited) - *Mad Men* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) - *Knocked Up* (2007), as Fantasy Baseball Guy - *Unaccompanied Minors* (2006), Director - *30 Rock* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) - *Weeds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md) - *The Office* (2005), series, as The Animal Trainer · Director, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) - *I Am David* (2003), as American Man · Director, Writer - *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Magician · Director — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) - *Sick in the Head* (2003), Writer - *Stealing Harvard* (2002), as Electrician - *Undeclared* (2001), series, Director - *Freaks and Geeks* (1999), series, as Alex the Guitarist (uncredited) · Director, Writer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/freaks-and-geeks.md) - *Statical Planets* (1997), Actor - *My Fellow Americans* (1996), as Reporter #2 - *That Thing You Do!* (1996), as KMPC DJ - *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Eugene Poole - *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, as Nelson - *The Louie Show* (1996), series, as Dr. Jake Reinhardt - *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Worker - *Heavyweights* (1995), as Tim - *The TV Wheel* (1995), as Various · Writer - *Ellen* (1994), series, as Peterson - *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994), as Oscar Audience Member - *The Good Life* (1994), series, as Video Clerk, Waiter - *The Jackie Thomas Show* (1992), series, Actor - *Love & War* (1992), series, Actor - *Zoo Radio* (1991), as Chester Drawer - *Good Sports* (1991), series, as Leash - *Public Enemy #2* (1991), as Gas Attendant - *Get a Life* (1990), series, as Mark - *Ski Patrol* (1990), as Stanley - *Dirty Dancing* (1988), series, Actor - *Three O'Clock High* (1987), as Hall Monitor - *Zombie High* (1987), as Emerson - *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Actor - *Remember Me Always* (1983), Director, Writer - *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor - *Untitled The Italian Job Sequel*, Director - *Dark Army*, Director, Screenplay, Producer - *Eboni 8*, Producer - *24-7*, Producer - *Untitled Spy Comedy*, Director, Producer - *The Better Woman*, Director - *Persona*, Director - *Detention*, Director, Producer ## Gallery - ![Paul Feig](https://film.one/media/person/7508/gallery-27ea800d26d4.jpg) Paul Feig — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Paul_Feig_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Paul_Feig_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Paul Feig](https://film.one/media/person/7508/gallery-e6ca1b191d25.jpg) Paul Feig — Image via TMDB - 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