---
name: "Todd Phillips"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/todd-phillips"
fi1m_id: "todd-phillips"
imdb_id: "nm0680846"
tmdb_id: 57130
wikidata_id: "Q362824"
roles: ["Director","Writer","Producer"]
born: "20 December 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T12:56:13.742750+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."
---

# Todd Phillips

## Identity

Todd Phillips

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/todd-phillips
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** todd-phillips
- **IMDb ID:** nm0680846
- **TMDB ID:** 57130
- **Wikidata ID:** Q362824
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Phillips, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362824, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57130

Director and writer. Born 20 December 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 20 December 1970, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Todd Philips, Todd Philipps, Todd Bunzl
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 8 directing, 1 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Bradley Cooper](https://film.one/person/bradley-cooper.md), [Daniel Goldberg](https://film.one/person/daniel-goldberg.md), [Zach Galifianakis](https://film.one/person/zach-galifianakis.md), [Ed Helms](https://film.one/person/ed-helms.md), [Jon Lucas](https://film.one/person/jon-lucas.md), [Justin Bartha](https://film.one/person/justin-bartha.md), [Scot Armstrong](https://film.one/person/scot-armstrong.md), [Scott Moore](https://film.one/person/scott-moore.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 56, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 69 (4), 2010s 56 (5), 2020s 54 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 56 to 55 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Crime 3, Drama 3, Thriller 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,998m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Phillips, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362824, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57130

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Road Trip*](https://film.one/film/road-trip.md) (64), [*Joker*](https://film.one/film/joker.md) (63), [*The Hangover Part II*](https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-ii.md) (44), [*The Hangover Part III*](https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-iii.md) (35)
- **Hulu:** [*The Hangover*](https://film.one/film/the-hangover.md) (72)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*War Dogs*](https://film.one/film/war-dogs.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Todd Phillips is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career directing documentaries, including *Hated* (1994) about punk musician GG Allin, while studying at New York University Film School.

Phillips moved into feature films with comedies such as *Road Trip* (2000), *Old School* (2003) and *Starsky & Hutch* (2004). He achieved wider success directing the *Hangover* series, starting with *The Hangover* (2009). In 2019 he co-wrote and directed *Joker*, and he returned as writer, director and producer for the sequel *Joker: Folie à Deux* (2024).

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

## On Fi1m (10)

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

- *Joker: Folie à Deux* (2024), Fi1m 54, Writer, Original Film Writer, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/joker-folie-a-deux.md)
- *Joker* (2019), Fi1m 63, Writer, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/joker.md)
- *War Dogs* (2016), Fi1m 55, Writer, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/war-dogs.md)
- *The Hangover Part III* (2013), Fi1m 35, as Mr. Creepy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-iii.md)
- *The Hangover Part II* (2011), Fi1m 44, as Mr. Creepy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-ii.md)
- *The Hangover* (2009), Fi1m 72, as Mr. Creepy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hangover.md)
- *Old School* (2003), Fi1m 60, as Gang Bang Guy — [page](https://film.one/film/old-school.md)
- *Road Trip* (2000), Fi1m 64, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/road-trip.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2006), Fi1m 81, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md)

### Produced (1)

- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Joker: Folie à Deux* (2024), Producer, Director, Writer, Original Film Writer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/joker-folie-a-deux.md)
- *Joker* (2019), Producer, Writer, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/joker.md)
- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)
- *War Dogs* (2016), Director, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/war-dogs.md)
- *Limitless* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *The Hangover Part III* (2013), as Mr. Creepy (uncredited) · Director, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-iii.md)
- *Project X* (2012), Producer
- *The Hangover Part II* (2011), as Mr. Creepy (uncredited) · Director, Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-ii.md)
- *Due Date* (2010), as Barry · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Hangover* (2009), as Mr. Creepy · Director, Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hangover.md)
- *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2006), Story — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md)
- *School for Scoundrels* (2006), Director, Producer, Screenplay
- *All the King's Men* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Starsky & Hutch* (2004), Director, Screenplay
- *Old School* (2003), as Gang Bang Guy · Story, Director, Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/old-school.md)
- *Phish: Bittersweet Motel* (2000), Producer, Director
- *Road Trip* (2000), as Foot Lover · Writer, Director — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/road-trip.md)
- *Frat House* (1998), Director
- *Screwed* (1997), Producer
- *Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies* (1993), Director, Producer
- *The Fixer*, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Todd Philips Venezia 2019](https://film.one/media/person/10860/gallery-91ee856baca6.jpg) Todd Philips Venezia 2019 — Bart ryker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Todd_Philips_Venezia_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Todd Philips Venezia 2019](https://film.one/media/person/10860/gallery-e4e241acad34.jpg) Todd Philips Venezia 2019 — Bart ryker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Todd_Philips_Venezia_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Film director Todd Phillips at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10860/gallery-83a77fb8749c.jpg) Film director Todd Phillips at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024) — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Todd_Phillips-64836.jpg/1280px-Todd_Phillips-64836.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Todd Phillips](https://film.one/media/person/10860/gallery-ebbbbcaeeeba.jpg) Todd Phillips — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Todd_Phillips-64847.jpg/1280px-Todd_Phillips-64847.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Todd Phillips](https://film.one/media/person/10860/gallery-6413a2fc8442.jpg) Todd Phillips — Image via TMDB
- ![Todd Phillips, an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/10860/gallery-49fab94304d6.jpg) Todd Phillips, an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. (2016) — Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Todd_Phillips_%2829486703114%29.jpg/1280px-Todd_Phillips_%2829486703114%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 2020: Best Director (nominated), for *Joker*
- 2020: Best Picture (nominated), for *Joker*
- 2007: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Borat*

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

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