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Pierre Coffin

Pierre Coffin

Actor, director, producer and writer, also composer · Born March 16, 1967 (59) · France

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Pierre Coffin, born in 1967, is a French animator and director. He was trained at the Gobelins in Paris and started to work at Amblimation, the 2D London based facility, where he worked on the Steven Spielberg-executive-produced We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. He then started as a freelance animator in the French CGI studio Ex Machina where he worked as animator, animation supervisor, and eventually director. Afterwards, he started to collaborate with Passion Pictures Paris and Mac Guff where in 2010 he completed, with Chris Renaud, the feature CGI animated movie Despicable Me for Universal. He also provided voices for a few of the minor characters. Peter Coffin has created animations named Pings ( animations of penguins being hurt or killed). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Coffin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 16, 1967 (59)
From
France
Works as
Actor, director, producer and writer, also composer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 49 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 8% in 30 days

What are Pierre Coffin's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
61%
Self
26%
Society
11%
Morality
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 6

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 15
Hero
6 of 15
Trickster
2 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Absurd
7
Warm
7
Thrilling
7
Manic
1

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • 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 Pierre Coffin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pierre Coffin'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

49 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Minions & Monsters(2026)

    Director · Writer · as James / Henry / Ed / Dick / The Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Benny's Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Minions (voice)

  • Game Over and Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Minions (voice)

  • Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Minions (voice)

  • The Minion Olympics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · as Minions (voice)

  • Despicable Me 4(2024)

    as Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Minions (voice)

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

    Producer · Writer · as Minions (voice)

  • Who's Who? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Minions (voice)

  • Minions & More 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Minions (voice)

  • Minions & More 1(2022)

    Director · Composer · Writer · as Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Post Modern Minion(2022)

    as Claude / Jeff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)

    as Kevin / Stuart / Bob / Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Minions & Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Minions (voice)

  • Minions: Holiday Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer · as Minions / Kevin / Stuart / Bob (voice)

  • Minion Scouts(2019)

    as Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Santa's Little Helpers(2019)

    as Kevin / Stuart / Bob (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Minions (Voices) Tim, Bob, Mark, Phil, & Stuart

  • Yellow Is the New Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Minions (voice)

  • ‎3 Mini Movie Collection from the Grinch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Minions (Bob, Stuart, Kevin)

  • Minion Moments: Drenched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kevin the Minion / Bob the Minion (voice)

  • Minion Moments: Overkill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kevin the Minion / Bob the Minion (voice)

  • The Secret Life of Kyle(2017)

    as Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 3(2017)

    Director · as Mel / Minions / Museum Director / Additional Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mower Minions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Minions (voice)

  • Cro Minion(2015)

    as Minion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Competition(2015)

    as Minion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Minions(2015)

    Director · as The Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tree Lighting Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Minions

  • Despicable Me 2: 3 Mini-Movie Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The minions

  • Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Minions/Social Worker

  • Panic in the Mailroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Ken the Minion / Mike the Minion (voice)

  • Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Dave the Minion (voice)

  • Training Wheels(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 2(2013)

    Director · as Kevin / Bob / Stuart / Additional Minions / Evil Minions (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Minions Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Minions (Voice)

  • Brad & Gary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · as Brad (voice)

  • Despicable Me Presents: Minion Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · Writer · as Minions / Social Worker (voice)

  • Banana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Minions (Various) (voice)

  • Home Makeover(2010)

    Producer · as Minions / Social Worker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Orientation Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Minions (voice)

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    Director · as Tim / Bob / Mark / Phil / Stuart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Pat & Stan - The Treasure of Pit and Mortimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Pat & Stan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show Creator

  • Gary's Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Caisse d'Épargne - La Banque des jeunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Pings 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Pings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Minions (voice)

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1953 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Minions (2015)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Minions & Monsters (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination

Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 49: 29 only acting, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting12 of 49: 5 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting5 of 49: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing5 of 49: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 49: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

49 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s27 · 27 acting · 10 crew2020s15 · 15 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 56% of 27 roles
101520

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2014–2016.

  1. 2016
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated Film
  2. 2014
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated 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 Pierre Coffin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor, director

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Pierre Coffin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles35–48 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles25–37 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles13–37 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles11–36 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles29–45 · median 35 · mildnear 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 Pierre Coffin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pierre Coffin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Meledandri shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers