Director Todd Phillips (1970)

Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker (2019) is an American psychological thriller film with a screenplay co-written by Scott Silver. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, the loosely based DC Comics story follows Arthur Fleck, an aspiring stand-up comedian and clown living in Gotham City during the early 1980s recession with his mother Penny. Despite suffering from a neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable laughing fits, Arthur relies on social services for medication. Randall, his co-worker, gives him a revolver after he is ...

War Dogs (2016) is an American black comedy crime film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips, Jason Smilovic and Stephen Chin. It is based on a 2011 Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson, as well as Efraim Diveroli’s 2016 memoir Once a Gun Runner, which was outlined in an ongoing lawsuit. Lawson later ...

The American action comedy film, The Hangover Part III (2013), is the sequel to the 2011 film, The Hangover Part II. Both movies were produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film marks the final chapter in The Hangover trilogy. After two years since their last escapade in Bangkok, Leslie Chow breaks free during a prison riot in Thailand. Meanwhile, Alan Garner causes chaos on the freeway when he buys a giraffe and accidentally decapitates it on an overpass. This incident leads to his father, Sid’s, death from a heart attack while scolding him for his reckless behavior. Upon learning about Alan’s ...

The comedy film, The Hangover Part II (2011), was produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Following their wild adventure in Las Vegas, Stu Price is getting ready to tie the knot with his fiancée, Lauren, in Thailand. To avoid a similar debacle to their last trip, Stu initially declines the offer for his friends Doug Billings and Phil Wenneck (and especially Alan Garner) to come along. Instead, he opts for a more low-key bachelor party at IHOP with just Phil and Doug. However, Tracy pleads with Doug to convince Stu to let her brother Alan join them on the trip. After some hesitation, Stu reluctantly agrees to bring along his friends ...

Due Date (2010), an American black comedy road film, follows the journey of Peter Highman, a successful architect who is rushing to get home from Atlanta to Los Angeles for his wife Sarah’s impending delivery. Along the way, he meets Ethan Tremblay with his dog Sonny, who is on his way to LA to pursue an acting career and scatter his father’s ashes at the Grand Canyon. However, after a misunderstanding involving the words ‘terrorist’ and ‘bomb’, both men are kicked off their flight. With Peter missing his wallet and placed on the No Fly List, he reluctantly agrees to ride with Ethan. While stopping for marijuana, they realize they ...

The Hangover (2009) is an American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Just two days before his wedding, bachelor Doug Billings takes a trip to Las Vegas with his closest friends. These include Phil Wenneck, a sarcastic elementary school teacher, Stu Price, an apprehensive dentist, and Alan Garner, his quirky future brother-in-law. Sid, the father of Doug’s fiancée Tracy, kindly lends them his vintage Mercedes-Benz W111 for the journey. The group settles into their suite at ...

In School for Scoundrels (2006), an American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder play characters who face ridicule in their daily lives. For example, Roger, a downtrodden meter reader, dreams of dating his building’s foreign graduate student, Amanda, but lacks self-esteem. To boost his confidence and win her heart, he enrolls in a course taught by Dr. P. Unfortunately, this turns out to be no easy fix as Dr. P and his assistant Lesher constantly bully and humiliate their students ...

Directed by Todd Phillips, Starsky & Hutch (2004) is an American comedy featuring two Bay City Police detectives. David Starsky, known for his love of his 1974 Ford Gran Torino and his tendency to recklessly chase minor offenders, is paired with the laid-back Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson as punishment for their recent escapades. As they adjust to working together, they stumble upon a new form of untraceable cocaine developed by drug lord Reese Feldman and his associate Kevin. When one of Feldman’s dealers fails him, he resorts to violence and disposes of the body in the bay.

Old School (2003) is a popular American comedy directed by Todd Phillips. Upon returning home early from a business trip, real estate attorney Mitch Martin is surprised to find his girlfriend Heidi hosting an orgy and ends their relationship. At his friend Frank’s wedding, Mitch reconnects with his old high school crush, Nicole, and later decides to move near Harrison University campus in upstate New York. His housewarming party, known as Mitch-A-Palooza, becomes a huge success thanks to the efforts of his friend Bernard. However, things take a turn for the worse when a drunken Frank runs naked in front of his new ...

Road Trip (2000), an American sex comedy directed by Todd Phillips and written by Scot Armstrong and Phillips, follows the story of college student Barry as he guides prospective students and their families around his campus. Along the way, he shares anecdotes about his friends. Childhood pals Josh Parker and Tiffany Henderson enter into a long-distance relationship as they attend different universities – Josh at the University of Ithaca and Tiffany at the University of Austin. However, their once passionate romance ...