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Tim Hill

Highest Rated: 68% The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

Lowest Rated: 12% Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

Birthday: May 31, 1973

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

As the nephew of Academy Award-winning director George Roy Hill, one could argue writer-director Tim Hill has filmmaking in his blood. He carved out his own distinctive niche in animation during the mid-1990s as a writer and editor on the surreal Nickelodeon show "Rocko's Modern Life." Around this time, Hill earned his first directing credits on sketch comedy program "Exit 57," the first show starring and created by Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, and Amy Sedaris, who would reteam for the cult favorite "Strangers with Candy." He made his feature directorial debut with the 1999 family film "Muppets from Space," which garnered decent reviews but bombed in theaters. Luckily, that same year Hill began writing for a franchise that experienced unprecedented longevity and success: "SpongeBob SquarePants." Not only did he write more than 70 episodes of the Nickelodeon children's show over the course of ten-plus years, he also served as story editor for a handful of broadcasts between 2005 and 2007. In addition, he co-wrote the 2004 feature "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," which was a huge box office hit. During the mid-to-late '00s, Hill's directorial career experienced a rebirth thanks to several highly-profitable films combining animation and live action: comic strip adaptation "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties," the high-pitched family film "Alvin and the Chipmunks," and Easter Bunny comedy "Hop."

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Highest rated movies

68% 78% The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Watchlist 66% 49% The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Watchlist 63% 58% Muppets From Space Watchlist
29% 38% Max Keeble's Big Move
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29% 85% The War With Grandpa Watchlist
28% 64% Alvin and the Chipmunks
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27% 43% Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever
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25% 53% Hop Watchlist
12% 43% Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
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57% Alvin and the Chipmunks
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
66% 49% The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Director,
Screenwriter
$4.5M 2020
29% 85% The War With Grandpa Director $21.3M 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run 3D Director,
Screenwriter
- 2020
27% 43% Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever Director,
Screenwriter
- 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Walking With Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet Executive Producer - 2013
25% 53% Hop Director $108.0M 2011
28% 64% Alvin and the Chipmunks Director - 2007
No Score Yet 57% Alvin and the Chipmunks Director - 2007
12% 43% Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Director $28.4M 2006
68% 78% The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Screenwriter $85.4M 2004
29% 38% Max Keeble's Big Move Director $17.3M 2001
63% 58% Muppets From Space Director $16.3M 1999

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Credit
No Score Yet 69% SpongeBob SquarePants Writer 1999 2005-2006