Don Rhymer (February 23, 1961 – November 28, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote movies such as Big Momma's House, The Santa Clause 2, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, The Honeymooners, Deck the Halls, and Surf's Up. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Rhymer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 23, 1961
- November 28, 2012 (aged 51)
- Union, South Carolina, USA
- Writer, also producer
- 21 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Don Rhymer's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
Light 14 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5
Gentle 10 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 11 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 10
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1
Casual 14 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet2
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 Don Rhymer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Don Rhymer'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
23 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.
Under Wraps(2021)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Plus One(2019)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Ferdinand(2017)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania(2016)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Rio 2(2014)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Rio(2011)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Surf's Up(2007)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Deck the Halls(2006)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Big Momma's House 2(2006)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Honeymooners(2005)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Santa Clause 2(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Black Knight(2001)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Big Momma's House(2000)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Under Wraps(1997)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Sixth Man(1997)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Carpool(1996)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Past the Bleachers(1995)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Hearts Afire(1992)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Fish Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Hogan Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 1986 to 2021.
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 BAFTA Award in 2014, BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film.
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 Don Rhymer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 21 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 15 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 Don Rhymer's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run 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 Don Rhymer work with?
People who share at least 2 of Don Rhymer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arnon Milchan shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Carlos SaldanhaShared titles: Ferdinand (2017), Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Carlos Saldanha
- John WhitesellShared titles: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Deck the Halls (2006)See all 3 shared titles with John Whitesell
Writers
- Darryl QuarlesShared titles: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Big Momma's House (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Darryl Quarles
Actors
- Anthony AndersonShared titles: Ferdinand (2017), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), Big Momma's House (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Anderson
- Martin LawrenceShared titles: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Big Momma's House (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Martin Lawrence
- Anne HathawayShared titles: Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Hathaway
- George LopezShared titles: Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 2 shared titles with George Lopez
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Harry HitnerShared titles: Ferdinand (2017), Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Harry Hitner
- John PowellShared titles: Ferdinand (2017), Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 3 shared titles with John Powell
- Renato FalcãoShared titles: Ferdinand (2017), Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Renato Falcão
- George S. ClintonShared titles: Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Deck the Halls (2006), The Santa Clause 2 (2002)See all 3 shared titles with George S. Clinton
Producers
- Arnon MilchanShared titles: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Deck the Halls (2006), Big Momma's House (2000), Carpool (1996)See all 5 shared titles with Arnon Milchan
- David T. FriendlyShared titles: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), The Honeymooners (2005), Big Momma's House (2000)See all 4 shared titles with David T. Friendly
- Bruce AndersonShared titles: Ferdinand (2017), Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce Anderson
- Chris WedgeShared titles: Ferdinand (2017), Rio 2 (2014), Rio (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Wedge
