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Glen Murakami

Glen Murakami

Producer, director and writer · Born July 27, 1968 (58) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Glen Murakami was born on 27 July 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and art director, known for Batman Beyond (1999), The Batman (2004) and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 27, 1968 (58)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 23 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 39% in 30 days

What are Glen Murakami's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Bonds
30%
Morality
22%
Survival
11%
Society
5%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
10
Tense
6
Joyful
3
Hopeful
4
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Glen Murakami's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Glen Murakami'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

23 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Transformers: EarthSpark(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fun Size Horror: Volume One(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Batman Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Series Writer

  • Beware the Batman(2013)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Teen Titans Go!(2013)

    Show 52 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2012)

    Show 104 episodes · Animation Department Coordinator · Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A League of One: The Dwayne McDuffie Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien(2010)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10: Alien Force(2008)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Batman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 65 episodes · Producer

  • The Batman(2004)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Teen Titans(2003)

    Show 65 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Justice League(2001)

    Show 50 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker(2000)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Batman Beyond(1999)

    Show 52 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Batman Beyond: The Movie(1999)

    Producer · Property Graphic Designer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest(1997)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The New Batman Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 24 episodes · Art Direction

  • Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Art Direction

  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm(1993)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1993 to 2015.

Highest rated

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 19: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 19: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing10 of 19: 7 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdOther crew8 of 19: 6 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score95th

19 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 6 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.

How do Glen Murakami's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Transformers: EarthSpark (2022)

99th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Justice League (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 64/100 in their films, across 4 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 Glen Murakami's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 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 & Gore7 titles33–64 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles10–38 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles7–36 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles6–29 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles31–71 · median 45 · 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 Glen Murakami work with?

People who share at least 2 of Glen Murakami's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Beechen shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles