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Kevin Hageman

Kevin Hageman

Writer and producer, also actor · Born April 21, 1974 (52) · Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA

BAFTA Award nominee

Kevin Hageman is a screenwriter known for LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu and the Lego Ninjago Movie. He frequently collaborates with his brother Dan Hageman.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1974 (52)
From
Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
Works as
Writer and producer, also actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 15 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 2% in 30 days

What are Kevin Hageman's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Bonds
31%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Power
6%
Survival
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · 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 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
6
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
4
Tense
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Kevin Hageman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Hageman'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

15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Star Trek: Prodigy(2021)

    Show 39 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Croods: Family Tree(2021)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Croods: A New Age(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia(2016)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Lego Movie(2014)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania(2012)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ninjago(2011)

    Show 210 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • LEGO Ninjago: Rise of the Serpentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Grandpa's Magical Toys(1988)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Untitled Live-Action LEGO Ninjago Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 12 of them dated from 1988 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Lego Movie (2014)

$471M worldwide

Highest rated

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 14: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting12 of 14: 9 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thProducing4 of 14: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 14: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

14 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2010s8 · crew2020s3 · 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 BAFTA Award in 2014, BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film.

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 Kevin Hageman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Grandpa's Magical Toys (1988)

77th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 7 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 Kevin Hageman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 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 titles31–61 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–28 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles13–34 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles6–21 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles31–68 · median 40 · 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 Kevin Hageman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin Hageman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Hageman shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles