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Paul Schiff

Paul Schiff

Producer

PAUL SCHIFF began his career as a documentary cameraman in his hometown of New York City before segueing into directing for MTV, where he was on staff for four years during the early days of the fledgling and groundbreaking cable channel. His success at the upstart network led to an introduction to film executive Joe Roth, who would go on to become his mentor while introducing him to the world of feature films. Roth hired Schiff (a film studies graduate of Wesleyan University) as associate producer on the boxing drama, "Streets of Gold," before moving up to produce his 1988 drama, "Coupe De Ville." Schiff then became a Vice President of Production under Roth at Morgan Creek Productions, where he developed and supervised numerous projects, and produced the westerns "Young Guns" and its sequel, "Young Guns II.' After Roth assumed the post of Chairman of 20th Century Fox in 1989, Schiff spent a successful seven years at the studio in a production deal, where he produced such films as "My Cousin Vinny," starring Joe Pesci and Best Supporting Actress Oscar® winner Marisa Tomei; "The Vanishing," the American adaptation of George Sluizer's Dutch thriller (also directed by the original's helmer) starring Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland; the "Animal House"-inspired campus comedy "PCU"; and the sci-fi thriller, "Ghost in the Machine." After his stint at Fox, Schiff reteamed with Roth at Disney in a production deal, where he next produced Wes Anderson's critically acclaimed film, "Rushmore," which starred Bill Murray and introduced upcoming star Jason Schwartzman. The film won two Independent Spirit Awards -- Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Murray, who would also win several other acting honors, including the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics prizes, the National Society of Film Critics Award, and nominations for the Golden Globe and the Chicago Film Critics Association (vying for that honor with co-star Schwartzman). He continued his long-standing affiliation with Roth at the exec's new production firm, Revolution Studios, where he produced "Maid in Manhattan," the hit romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes, and Mike Newell's drama "Mona Lisa Smile," starring Julia Roberts, Julia Styles and Kirsten Dunst. Schiff's producing credits also include "The Air I Breathe" (featuring an all-star cast led by Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia and Sarah Michelle Gellar; "Numb," starring Matthew Perry; "Green Street Hooligans" starring Elijah Wood; the 2004 remake of the 1970s classic actioner, "Walking Tall" with Dwayne Johnson; "Solitary Man," starring Michael Douglas and Susan Sarandon; "The Truth About Emmanuel," starring Jessica Biel; the ensemble comedy "Spin"; and the upcoming Alaskan-set thriller, "Endangered," starring James Marsden, Billy Bob Thornton, Thomas Jane and Scott Glenn. Schiff recently completed "My All American," an inspirational sports drama starring Aaron Eckhart and Robin Tunney.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Paul Schiff's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Self
24%
Bonds
21%
Survival
12%
Power
11%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 16 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 11 · Intense 12

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Absurd
9
Thrilling
11
Hopeful
10
Melancholic
9
Other
34

How their films linger

Fun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Paul Schiff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Schiff'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

43 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Inheritance(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Super Pumped(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Awake(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Fractured(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Extracurricular Activities(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • How It Ends(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Beast of Burden(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Proud Mary(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Girl Flu. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • My All-American(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Momentum(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Into the Grizzly Maze(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Emanuel(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Bridesmaids(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Tenure(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Man(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Air I Breathe(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Before You Here(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Epic Movie(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Numb(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Date Movie(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Green Street Hooligans(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Walking Tall(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa Smile(2003)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Maid in Manhattan(2002)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Black Knight(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Whatever It Takes(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rushmore(1998)

    Producer · as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Bushwhacked(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • PCU(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Machine(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • My Cousin Vinny(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Young Guns II(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Coupe de Ville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Renegades(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Young Guns(1988)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise(1987)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Streets of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Associate Producer

  • The House on Sorority Row(1982)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Roman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 37 of them dated from 1982 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Maid in Manhattan (2002)

$155M worldwide

Highest rated

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Walking Tall (2004)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing39 of 40: 36 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thOther crew3 of 40: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

40 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2000s11 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s3 · crew

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 Paul Schiff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · producer

Before You Here (2007)

90th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

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 Paul Schiff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles21–76 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles22–52 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles32–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles21–54 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles8–72 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Paul Schiff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Schiff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tai Duncan shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles