Scot Armstrong is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is credited with writing or co-writing numerous comedy films, including Old School, The Hangover: Part II, Semi-Pro, Road Trip, and many others. He is also the writer and director of the 2015 film, Search Party. The film was released in the US in May 2016. Also in 2016, his TV series, Dice, premiered on Showtime. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scot Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 22, 1970 (56)
- Writer, producer and director
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Scot Armstrong's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5
Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 8
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Scot Armstrong's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Scot Armstrong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Dice(2016)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Search Party(2014)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Animal Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Hangover Part II(2011)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Hesher(2010)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Semi-Pro(2008)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Heartbreak Kid(2007)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
School for Scoundrels(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Starsky & Hutch(2004)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Old School(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Road Trip(2000)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsStepdude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2000 to 2016.
Biggest box office
The Hangover Part II (2011)
Highest rated
Old School (2003)
Most popular right now
The Hangover Part II (2011)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Scot Armstrong's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Scot Armstrong's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Scot Armstrong work with?
People who share at least 2 of Scot Armstrong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Todd Phillips shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Todd PhillipsShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Old School (2003), Road Trip (2000)See all 5 shared titles with Todd Phillips
Actors
- Ben StillerShared titles: The Heartbreak Kid (2007), School for Scoundrels (2006), Starsky & Hutch (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Stiller
- Matt WalshShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), School for Scoundrels (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Walsh
- Rob CorddryShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), The Heartbreak Kid (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Corddry
- Will FerrellShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), Old School (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Will Ferrell
Composers and editors
- Sam SeigShared titles: Search Party (2014), The Heartbreak Kid (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Seig
- Christophe BeckShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Christophe Beck
- Debra Neil-FisherShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), Semi-Pro (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Debra Neil-Fisher
- Peter TeschnerShared titles: Semi-Pro (2008), Road Trip (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Teschner
Producers
- Daniel GoldbergShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006), Old School (2003), Road Trip (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Daniel Goldberg
- Scott BudnickShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006), Starsky & Hutch (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Scott Budnick
- Ravi NandanShared titles: Search Party (2014), Hesher (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ravi Nandan
- David SiegelShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), Starsky & Hutch (2004)See all 2 shared titles with David Siegel
Mixed roles
- Craig MazinShared titles: The Hangover Part II (2011), School for Scoundrels (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Mazin
