Directing
Todd Phillips
Born December 20, 1970 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Todd Phillips (born Todd Philip Bunzl; December 19, 1970) is an American filmmaker. Phillips began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, and School for Scoundrels. He came to wider prominence in the early 2010s for directing The Hangover film series. In 2019, he co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller film Joker, based on the DC Comics character of the same name, which premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival where it received the top prize, the Golden Lion. Joker went on to earn Phillips three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with his co-writer Scott Silver, his second, third, and fourth Academy Award nominations after also being nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Borat at the 79th Academy Awards.
Known for
8.3
Joker
Producer, Writer, Director
7.7
The Hangover
Mr. Creepy, Director, Producer
7.6
A Star Is Born
Producer
6.5
The Hangover Part II
Mr. Creepy (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay
5.9
The Hangover Part III
Mr. Creepy (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
6.7
Project X
Producer
7.4
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Story
6.5
Due Date
Barry, Director, Screenplay, Producer
7.1
War Dogs
Director, Writer, Producer
5.2
Joker: Folie à Deux
Producer, Director, Writer, Original Film Writer
6.1
Starsky & Hutch
Director, Screenplay
6.5
Road Trip
Foot Lover, Writer, Director
7.0
Old School
Gang Bang Guy, Story, Director, Screenplay, Producer
7.6
Limitless
Executive Producer
5.9
School for Scoundrels
Director, Producer, Screenplay
6.1
All the King's Men
Executive Producer
8.2
Conan
Self
7.1 TMDB
The Oscars
Self
7.2
Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies
Director, Producer
7.9 TMDB
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
Filmography
- 2024Joker: Folie à DeuxProducer, Director, Writer, Original Film WriterMovie
- 2023100 Years of Warner Bros.SelfSeries
- 2020Joker: Put on a Happy FaceSelfMovie
- 2019JokerProducer, Writer, DirectorMovie
- 2018A Star Is BornProducerMovie
- 2016War DogsDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 2015LimitlessExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
- 2014Lennon or McCartneySelfMovie
- 2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelfSeries
- 2013Wolfpack Only: The Hangover RetrospectiveSelfMovie
- 2013The Hangover Part IIIMr. Creepy (uncredited), Director, Producer, WriterMovie
- 2012Project XProducerMovie
- 2011The Hangover Part IIMr. Creepy (uncredited), Director, Producer, ScreenplayMovie
- 2010ConanSelfSeries
- 2010Due DateBarry, Director, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
- 2009The HangoverMr. Creepy, Director, ProducerMovie
- 2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanStoryMovie
- 2006School for ScoundrelsDirector, Producer, ScreenplayMovie
- 2006All the King's MenExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2004Starsky & HutchDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 2003Old School: OrientationHimselfMovie
- 2003Old SchoolGang Bang Guy, Story, Director, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
- 2000Phish: Bittersweet MotelProducer, DirectorMovie
- 2000Road TripFoot Lover, Writer, DirectorMovie
- 1998Frat HouseDirectorMovie
- 1997ScrewedProducerMovie
- 1993Hated: GG Allin and The Murder JunkiesDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries
- —The FixerExecutive ProducerMovie