From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ron J. Friedman is an American screenwriter best known for his work with Steve Bencich. Friedman and Bencich have collaborated on screenplays for several animated films, including Brother Bear, Chicken Little and Open Season. DreamWorks has purchased their comedy screenplay Gullible's Travels, about a gullible man who travels in time in a portable toilet. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron J. Friedman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove
What are Ron J. Friedman's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
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 Ron J. Friedman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Ron J. Friedman'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
8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
The Cure(2026)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Monkey King(2023)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Open Season(2006)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Chicken Little(2005)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Brother Bear(2003)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2003 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Chicken Little (2005)
Highest rated
Brother Bear (2003)
Most popular right now
Chicken Little (2005)
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 Ron J. Friedman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 40/100 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 Ron J. Friedman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.
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 Ron J. Friedman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ron J. Friedman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Bencich shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Anthony StacchiShared titles: The Monkey King (2023), Open Season (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Stacchi
Writers
- Steve BencichShared titles: The Cure (2026), The Monkey King (2023), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008), Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time (2007), Open Season (2006), Chicken Little (2005), Brother Bear (2003)See all 8 shared titles with Steve Bencich
- Evan SpiliotopoulosShared titles: The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008), Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Robert ReeceShared titles: The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008), Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Reece
Actors
- Wallace ShawnShared titles: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), Chicken Little (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Wallace Shawn
- Jennifer HaleShared titles: The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008), Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Hale
Editors
- Pam ZiegenhagenShared titles: The Monkey King (2023), Open Season (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Pam Ziegenhagen
Producers
- Kendra HaalandShared titles: The Monkey King (2023), The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Kendra Haaland
Mixed roles
- Roger AllersShared titles: Open Season (2006), Brother Bear (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Allers
