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Paul Wernick

Paul Wernick

Writer, producer and actor · Born November 3, 1977 (48) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Writers Guild Award nominee

Paul Wernick is a Canadian screenwriter and producer best known for writing screenplays for the Zombieland and Deadpool films with his creative partner Rhett Reese. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Wernick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 3, 1977 (48)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Writer, producer and actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 22 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Paul Wernick's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
30%
Self
15%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Society
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 4 · Earnest 6

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 10

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
13
Absurd
10
Tense
7
Dread
3
Joyful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Wernick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Wernick'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, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Balls Up(2026)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Eenie Meanie(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Joe Schmo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show Creator

  • Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Continental(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Twisted Metal(2023)

    Show 22 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Ghosted(2023)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Spiderhead(2022)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • 6 Underground(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Zombieland: Double Tap(2019)

    Characters · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as News Cameraman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as News Cameraman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Life(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Deadpool: No Good Deed(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool(2016)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Zombieland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Zombieland(2009)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Invasion Iowa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • The Joe Schmo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Split Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Deadpool (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 22: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting17 of 22: 5 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing16 of 22: 3 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew4 of 22: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

22 titles, 13 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s9 · 2 acting · 9 crew2020s9 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2017, Best Adapted Screenplay.

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 Paul Wernick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 5 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most loved · writer, producer

Deadpool (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 14 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 Paul Wernick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles49–93 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles24–64 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles47–92 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles18–68 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles37–83 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most 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 Wernick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Wernick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rhett Reese shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers