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Phil Lord

Film and television director

Phil Lord is an American film and television director, writer and producer, born in Miami. With Christopher Miller he directed Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie, and co-wrote Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. They co-created Clone High.

Phil Lord appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 2012 to 2026. That includes 3 titles as director. Most of that work is in action, comedy and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Christopher Miller (3), Ice Cube (2), Channing Tatum (2), Jonah Hill (2), Dave Franco (2).

Known for

  • Project Hail Mary (2026), Director. Their science fiction adaptation of the Andy Weir novel.
  • The Lego Movie (2014), Director. The animated adventure he wrote and directed with Christopher Miller.
  • 21 Jump Street (2012), Director. The big-screen comedy reboot of the television series.
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Director. Their feature debut, an animated comedy about food falling from the sky.
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Co-writer. The animated film that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
  • Clone High (2002), Co-creator. The animated comedy they created, revived in 2023.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Phil Lord been in?
Phil Lord appears in Project Hail Mary (2026), 22 Jump Street (2014) and 21 Jump Street (2012) on The Remote.
When was Phil Lord born?
Phil Lord was born on 12 July 1975.

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