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Jerry Rees

Jerry Rees

Director and writer · Born November 15, 1956 (69) · Texas, USA

Born
November 15, 1956 (69)
From
Texas, USA
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Jerry Rees' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Morality
24%
Self
19%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeForgiveness2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · 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 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Tense
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6

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 Jerry Rees' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jerry Rees' 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

17 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Beyond The Glass: The WDW Animation Building (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Susie's Hope(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · as Sam / Lou

  • Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue(1997)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Marrying Man(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cranium Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Back to Neverland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Die Reis Na Blinkliggiestad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • The Brave Little Toaster(1987)

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Garfield Christmas Special(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Tron(1982)

    Storyboard Designer · Visual Effects Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Luau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • The Fox and the Hound(1981)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Doctor of Doom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · as Bob Garcia's Voice / Cameraman

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1979 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Marrying Man (1991)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

A Garfield Christmas Special (1987)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 15: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting9 of 15: 4 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting6 of 15: 3 only writing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 15: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 15: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 15: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

15 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s8 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jerry Rees' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

Susie's Hope (2013)

72nd percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

A Garfield Christmas Special (1987)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Jerry Rees work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jerry Rees' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Ranft shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers