Todd Phillips
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.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Bradley Cooper 4
- Zach Galifianakis 4
- Ed Helms 3
- Jeffrey Tambor 3
- Juliette Lewis 3
- Justin Bartha 3
- Ken Jeong 3
- Amy Smart 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 698 mi Total budget from 11 film(s) with data
- US$ 3.4 bi Total box office from 11 film(s) with data
- US$ 63 mi Average budget from 11 film(s) with data
- US$ 309 mi Average box office from 11 film(s) with data
- 6.5 Average rating from 12 film(s) with data
- 4.9× Return on investment from 11 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joker: Folie à Deux
|
2024 | US$ 190 mi | US$ 208 mi | 5.4 |
Joker
|
2019 | US$ 55 mi | US$ 1.1 bi | 8.1 |
War Dogs
|
2016 | US$ 50 mi | US$ 86 mi | 6.9 |
The Hangover Part III
|
2013 | US$ 103 mi | US$ 362 mi | 6.2 |
The Hangover Part II
|
2011 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 587 mi | 6.5 |
Due Date
|
2010 | US$ 65 mi | US$ 212 mi | 6.4 |
The Hangover
|
2009 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 469 mi | 7.3 |
School for Scoundrels
|
2006 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 18 mi | 5.5 |
Starsky & Hutch
|
2004 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 170 mi | 5.8 |
Old School
|
2003 | US$ 24 mi | US$ 87 mi | 6.6 |
Road Trip
|
2000 | US$ 16 mi | US$ 120 mi | 6.3 |
Frat House
|
1998 | — | — | 5.9 |
Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies
|
1993 | — | — | 6.6 |
