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Karey Kirkpatrick

Karey Kirkpatrick

Writer, producer and director · Born December 14, 1964 (61) · Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Cannes award nominee

Karey Kirkpatrick (born c. 1965) is a screenwriter. His films include James and the Giant Peach, Chicken Run, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Charlotte's Web and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy adaptation. He directed Imagine That starring Eddie Murphy as well as Over the Hedge with Tim Johnson. Kirkpatrick attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, graduating in 1988. Formerly, he performed in the SAK Comedy Lab improvisational theater in Orlando, Florida. He is an alumnus of Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karey Kirkpatrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 14, 1964 (61)
From
Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 22 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 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Karey Kirkpatrick's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action 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
51%
Self
18%
Society
9%
Survival
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Morality
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
10
Thrilling
7
Hopeful
4
Tense
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Karey Kirkpatrick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karey Kirkpatrick'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

22 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Faraway Home(2026)

    Producer

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The True Don Quixote(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Smallfoot(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Smurfs 2(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Imagine That(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles(2008)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Flakes(2007)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Charlotte's Web(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure(2006)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Over the Hedge(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Madagascar(2005)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Little Vampire(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Road to El Dorado(2000)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves!(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • James and the Giant Peach(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Timon & Pumbaa(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Rescuers Down Under(1990)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Lyricist

  • Snoopy Unleashed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1956 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

$348M worldwide

Highest rated

Chicken Run (2000)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 21: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting16 of 21: 11 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing5 of 21: 1 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew3 of 21: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

21 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

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 Cannes award in 2006.

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 Karey Kirkpatrick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

The True Don Quixote (2019)

84th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Chicken Run (2000)

Midcredits 87th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 16 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 Karey Kirkpatrick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles26–48 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles7–29 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles11–32 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles6–33 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles27–53 · median 42 · 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 Karey Kirkpatrick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karey Kirkpatrick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Poche shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles