Edwin Earl "Ed" Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist who is the co-founder of Pixar and was the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 31, 1945 (81)
- Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
- Producer and actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Ed Catmull's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
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 0 · Earnest 5
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- 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 Ed Catmull's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Ed Catmull'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
10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Kitbull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Lava(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Get a Horse!(2013)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
John Carter(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Prep & Landing(2009)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Geri's Game(1997)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Toy Story(1995)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
André and Wally B.(1984)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
A Computer Animated Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1972 to 2019.
Film career
- 2007Screen debut· The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
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
5 Oscars and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 1993–2009.
- Oscar, won
- Oscar, won
- Producers Guild Award, won
- Oscar, won
- Oscar, won
- Oscar, won
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 Ed Catmull's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Ed Catmull's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ed Catmull work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ed Catmull's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Allen shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Tim AllenShared titles: Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015), Pixar: 25 Magic Moments (2011), Toy Story (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Tim Allen
- Tom HanksShared titles: Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015), Toy Story (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Hanks
Mixed roles
- John LasseterShared titles: Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015), Geri's Game (1997), Toy Story (1995)See all 3 shared titles with John Lasseter
- Andrew StantonShared titles: Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015), Toy Story (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Stanton
- Lee UnkrichShared titles: Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015), Toy Story (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Unkrich
- Pete DocterShared titles: Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015), Toy Story (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Pete Docter
