Norton Virgien (born August 5, 1960) is an American animator. He is served as an director in The Rugrats Movie and Rugrats Go Wild. He is also an voice director in The Rugrats Movie and co-producer in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, J.R.R. Tolkien's: The Sorcerers of Notre Dame, The All Grown Up Movie, and The Wild Thornberrys Movie.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 5, 1960 (66)
- United States
- Director, producer and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Norton Virgien's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy9
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 Norton Virgien's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Norton Virgien'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
21 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Robogobo(2025)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Eureka!(2022)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Disney Junior Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Rugrats Go Wild(2003)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Tutenstein(2003)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Rugrats in Paris(2000)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Rugrats Movie(1998)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
A Rugrats Chanukah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Santo Bugito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters(1994)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Rugrats(1991)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Little Rascals' Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Sam Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1979 to 2015.
Biggest box office
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Highest rated
Rugrats in Paris (2000)
Most popular right now
Robogobo (2025)
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 Norton Virgien's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 6 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 Norton Virgien'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 Norton Virgien work with?
People who share at least 2 of Norton Virgien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Bryant shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Maeve GarvanShared titles: Robogobo (2025), Eureka! (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Maeve Garvan
- Marten JonmarkShared titles: Robogobo (2025), Eureka! (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Marten Jonmark
Writers
- Arlene KlaskyShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Arlene Klasky
- Gabor CsupoShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Gabor Csupo
- Kate BoutilierShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Kate Boutilier
- Paul GermainShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Germain
Actors
- Tim CurryShared titles: Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009), Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Tim Curry
- Elizabeth DailyShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Elizabeth Daily
- Kath SoucieShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Kath Soucie
- Fred TatascioreShared titles: Eureka! (2022), Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Tatasciore
Composers and editors
- John BryantShared titles: Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009), Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 5 shared titles with John Bryant
- Mark MothersbaughShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Mothersbaugh
- Kimberly ConvyShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Kimberly Convy
Producers
- Albie HechtShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Albie Hecht
- Eryk CasemiroShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Eryk Casemiro
- Hal WaiteShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Hal Waite
- Han-young KangShared titles: Rugrats Go Wild (2003), The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Rugrats in Paris (2000), The Rugrats Movie (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Han-young Kang