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Andrew Stanton

Andrew Stanton

Producer, director, actor and writer · Born December 3, 1965 (60) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

2 Oscars · 3 BAFTA Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He is best known as the director and co-writer of the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003), WALL-E (2008), Finding Dory (2016), and Toy Story 5 (2026). He also directed the live-action films John Carter (2012) and In the Blink of an Eye (2026). For Pixar, Stanton was additionally a co-writer on the first five Toy Story films (1995–2026), A Bug's Life (1998), and Monsters, Inc. (2001), and has had some involvement in each of the company's feature films. Finding Nemo and WALL-E earned Stanton two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He was also nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, for Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Toy Story (1995), and for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3 (2010). WALL-E has also been inducted into the National Film Registry. Stanton has directed episodes of various television series since 2017, including  3 Body Problem, Better Call Saul, Legion, and Stranger Things. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Stanton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 3, 1965 (60)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Producer, director, actor and writer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Andrew Stanton's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
30%
Society
12%
Ideas
8%
Survival
3%
Morality
3%
Power
3%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
16
Joyful
16
Warm
9
Contemplative
8
Melancholic
9
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Andrew Stanton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (29).

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Stanton'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

58 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Toy Story 5(2026)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • In the Blink of an Eye(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Win or Lose(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • 3 Body Problem(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Nimona(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Ralph-E: The Art of the Color Script (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Where It Began: The Origins of WALL·E (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Lightyear(2022)

    Additional Writing · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Consulting Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Pixar Remix: WALL·E in 16-Bit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Original Concept · Original Story

  • Tales from the Loop(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • For All Mankind(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Toy Story 4(2019)

    Executive Producer · Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Legion(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews(2016)

    Original Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Dory(2016)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Crush (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Piper(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Good Dinosaur(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lava(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Inside Out(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Toy Story of Terror(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Monsters University(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Brave(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • John Carter(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Toy Story 3(2010)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Partly Cloudy(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Up(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Burn-E(2008)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Presto(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • WALL·E(2008)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ratatouille(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Cars(2006)

    as Fred (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Incredibles(2004)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Exploring the Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Finding Nemo(2003)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay · as Crush (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Monsters, Inc.(2001)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins(2000)

    Writer · as Hamm (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Toy Story 2(1999)

    Original Story · Screenplay · as Emperor Zurg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Bug's Life(1998)

    Co-Director · Original Story · Screenplay · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Geri's Game(1997)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Toy Story(1995)

    Character Designer · Original Story · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist · as Commercial Chorus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 2 Stupid Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Co-Director

  • Light and Heavy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Co-Director

  • A Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Animation · Producer · Writer · as Randy / The Goon Squad (voice) (as Andy)

  • A Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Thanks

  • Somewhere in the Arctic... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · as Bahr (voice)

  • Ouchless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Chairman Spaceman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Loving Dory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Monsters, Inc. 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Revolver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles, 54 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Toy Story 5 (2026)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Up (2009)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Toy Story 5 (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 58: 9 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score98thDirecting20 of 58: 11 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thWriting16 of 58: 3 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdProducing21 of 58: 14 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew8 of 58: 5 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score95th

58 titles, 16 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · 3 acting · 3 crew1990s7 · 3 acting · 7 crew2000s14 · 6 acting · 10 crew2010s16 · 1 acting · 16 crew2020s13 · 4 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 Oscars, 3 BAFTA Awards and 1 other major award from 15 major nominations, 1996–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Sundance award, won
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  3. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
  4. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Screenplay, Adapted
  5. 2009
    • Oscar, won · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Animated Film
  6. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film
  7. 2004
    • Oscar, won · Best Animated Feature
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Original
  8. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

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 Andrew Stanton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

99thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 39 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer, producer

Lightyear (2022)

74th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Better Call Saul (2015)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Andrew Stanton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles18–46 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles9–27 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles4–23 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles4–28 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles30–57 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Andrew Stanton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Stanton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lasseter shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles