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Phil Morrison

Phil Morrison

Director and producer · Born January 1, 1968 (58) · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Phil Morrison is an American film director best known for his first feature-length film Junebug.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1968 (58)
From
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Phil Morrison's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
39%
Bonds
37%
Morality
10%
Ideas
7%
Society
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
2
Dread
1
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Phil Morrison's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phil Morrison'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • All Is Bright(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Enlightened(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Meek's Cutoff(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wendy and Lucy(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Junebug(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hannibal Lecter

  • X-Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Adventures of Pete & Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Goo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • Tater Tomater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1990 to 2013.

Biggest box office

Junebug (2005)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Midcredits 85th

Film career

  • 2001Screen debut· Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 10: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting7 of 10: 5 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 10: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 10: 2 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Phil Morrison's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · producer

Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Midcredits 85th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Phil Morrison work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phil Morrison's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kelly Reichardt shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers