Portrait of Mike Reiss

Writing

Mike Reiss

Career

Active from 1982 to 2014, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer!
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mike Reiss Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.3, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.0, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    1.1, average 4.0
  • Melancholy
    2.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Absurdist Humor 4
  • Animated Short 3
  • Pop Culture References 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Adult Animation 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Cultural Phenomenon 2
  • Safe for All Ages 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 68
The New Simpsons Movie
The New Simpsons Movie (2027)

Producer

Yellow Mirror
Yellow Mirror (2026)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (2026)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Simpsley
Simpsley (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 62
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

Dialogue

How Murray Saved Christmas
How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

Songs, Executive Producer

Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

Story Consultant

The Lorax
The Lorax (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

Story Consultant

Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

Story Consultant

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Rio
Rio (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Story Consultant

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

My Life in Ruins
My Life in Ruins (2009)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer

Surviving Sid
Surviving Sid (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Songs

Queer Duck: The Movie
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer, Writer

Robots
Robots (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Story Consultant

The Naked Monster
The Naked Monster (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

as Oil Can Guzzler

Ice Age
Ice Age (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

Additional Dialogue

1980s

1 title ยท average score 52
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer