Ted Key
Writer · Died May 3, 2008, aged 95
- August 25, 1912
- May 3, 2008 (aged 95)
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Ted Key's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 5
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
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 Ted Key's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Ted Key'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
8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Mr. Peabody & Sherman(2014)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Cat from Outer Space(1978)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Gus(1976)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Million Dollar Duck(1971)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Hazel(1961)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1956 to 2015.
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.
How do Ted Key's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Who does Ted Key work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ted Key's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent McEveety shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Vincent McEveetyShared titles: Gus (1976), The Million Dollar Duck (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent McEveety

Actors
- Ronnie SchellShared titles: The Cat from Outer Space (1978), Gus (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Ronnie Schell

- Sandy DuncanShared titles: The Cat from Outer Space (1978), The Million Dollar Duck (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Sandy Duncan
