Rodney Rothman (born January 1, 1974) is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for his work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (which served as his feature directorial debut), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), 22 Jump Street (2014), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), and Get Him to the Greek (2010), as well as being part of the writing staff of the shows The 67 Movie and Late Show with David Letterman. He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humour book Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His piece "My Fake Job" was included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He has also written for other books, Such as Camp Camp by Rodger Bennet. His work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned him the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and Annie Awards for Directing and Writing in a Feature Production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Rothman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1974 (52)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Producer, writer and director, also actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Rodney Rothman's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 7
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3
Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
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 Rodney Rothman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Rodney Rothman'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
22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Outcome(2026)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
GOAT(2026)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
22 Jump Street(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Grudge Match(2013)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Five-Year Engagement(2012)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Get Him to the Greek(2010)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Year One(2009)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Help Me Help You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Committed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Undeclared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
24 Jump Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Burnt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Stepdude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Something (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 16 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Highest rated
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
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.
Awards
an Oscar and 2 BAFTA Awards from 10 major nominations, 1996–2019.
- Oscar, won · Best Animated Feature Film
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Animated Featured Film
- BAFTA Award, won · Feature Film
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Rodney Rothman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of the 13 of 14 with a score; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 8 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 Rodney Rothman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore 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 Rodney Rothman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rodney Rothman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Kerr shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Nicholas StollerShared titles: The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Nicholas Stoller
Writers
- Jason SegelShared titles: The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Segel
Actors
- Jonah HillShared titles: 22 Jump Street (2014), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Jonah Hill
- Russell BrandShared titles: Get Him to the Greek (2010), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Brand
Composers and editors
- William KerrShared titles: Grudge Match (2013), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)See all 4 shared titles with William Kerr
- Lyle WorkmanShared titles: Get Him to the Greek (2010), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Lyle Workman
Producers
- Judd ApatowShared titles: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Judd Apatow
- Christopher MillerShared titles: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), 22 Jump Street (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Miller
- Phil LordShared titles: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), 22 Jump Street (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Lord
- Will AllegraShared titles: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), 22 Jump Street (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Will Allegra
