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Brad Simonsen

Producer

Bradford Simonsen is an American film producer known for his work in animation, visual effects, and live-action. He has produced award-winning projects for Walt Disney Animation Studios, including the Emmy-winning Once Upon a Studio and Baymax!. Simonsen has also served as an associate producer on major animated features such as Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Encanto, and Ralph Breaks the Internet. His earlier work includes visual effects roles on films like The Polar Express and Beowulf.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 14 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 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Brad Simonsen's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Society
27%
Self
20%
Survival
11%
Morality
4%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 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 1 · Dark 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · 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 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Hopeful
5
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1

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 Brad Simonsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Brad Simonsen'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

14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zootopia 2(2025)

    Development Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Versa(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Moana 2(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Flutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Baymax!(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Associate Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Us Again(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Encanto(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet(2018)

    Associate Producer · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Weeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Zootopia(2016)

    Associate Producer · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Big Hero 6(2014)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Meeper (voice)

  • The ChubbChubbs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Meeper (voice)

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Moana 2 (2024)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Film career

  • 2002Screen debut· The ChubbChubbs!
  • 2002First top-billed film· The ChubbChubbs!

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 12: 2 only acting, 2 with another roleProducing10 of 12: 8 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score95th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s4 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s6 · 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 Brad Simonsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Baymax! (2022)

58th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

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 Brad Simonsen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles14–36 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles10–27 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles7–13 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles6–20 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles25–48 · median 41 · 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 Brad Simonsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brad Simonsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Lee shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles