
Donald Lee Hall is an American film director, voice actor and writer at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is known for co-directing Winnie the Pooh, Big Hero 6, Moana, and Raya and the Last Dragon. Big Hero 6 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2015.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 8, 1969 (57)
- Glenwood, Iowa, USA
- Writer, director and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Don Hall's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
Light 11 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 7
Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 10 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet2
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 Don Hall's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (13).
- Big Hero 6 (2014) · director
- Moana (2016) · director, writer
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000) · writer
- Tarzan (1999) · writer
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) · actor, writer
- Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) · director, writer
- Winnie the Pooh (2011) · director, writer
- Brother Bear (2003) · writer
- Meet the Robinsons (2007) · actor, writer
- Baymax! (2022) · writer, producer
- Strange World (2022) · director
- Home on the Range (2004) · writer
- +1 more
Subscription and free streaming for Don Hall'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
16 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Wish(2023)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Strange World(2022)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Baymax!(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Raya and the Last Dragon(2021)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Gone Fishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Moana(2016)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Big Hero 6(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Winnie the Pooh(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Meet the Robinsons(2007)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Home on the Range(2004)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Brother Bear(2003)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Emperor's New Groove(2000)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Tarzan(1999)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsAl Tudi Tuhak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Ambushed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1998 to 2023.
Film career
- 2007Screen debut· Meet the Robinsons
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
an Oscar from 3 major nominations, 2015–2022.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
- Oscar, won · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated 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 Don Hall's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 11 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 Don Hall's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.
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 Don Hall work with?
People who share at least 2 of Don Hall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen J. Anderson shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Stephen J. AndersonShared titles: Winnie the Pooh (2011), Meet the Robinsons (2007), Brother Bear (2003), The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Tarzan (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Stephen J. Anderson

- Chris WilliamsShared titles: Moana (2016), Big Hero 6 (2014), Brother Bear (2003), The Emperor's New Groove (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Chris Williams

- Chris BuckShared titles: Wish (2023), Tarzan (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Buck

Writers
- Mark KennedyShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Home on the Range (2004), The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Tarzan (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Kennedy
- Don DoughertyShared titles: Winnie the Pooh (2011), Brother Bear (2003), Tarzan (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Don Dougherty
- John NortonShared titles: Home on the Range (2004), Brother Bear (2003), The Emperor's New Groove (2000)See all 3 shared titles with John Norton
- Carlos López EstradaShared titles: Wish (2023), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos López Estrada

Actors
- Alan TudykShared titles: Wish (2023), Strange World (2022), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Moana (2016), Big Hero 6 (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Alan Tudyk

- Dichen LachmanShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dichen Lachman

- Maya RudolphShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Big Hero 6 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Maya Rudolph

- Ryan PotterShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Big Hero 6 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Potter

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Henry JackmanShared titles: Strange World (2022), Big Hero 6 (2014), Winnie the Pooh (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Henry Jackman

- Rob DresselShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Big Hero 6 (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Rob Dressel
- Jeff DraheimShared titles: Wish (2023), Moana (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Draheim

- Sarah K. ReimersShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Strange World (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah K. Reimers
Producers
- Jennifer LeeShared titles: Wish (2023), Baymax! (2022), Strange World (2022), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Jennifer Lee

- John LasseterShared titles: Moana (2016), Big Hero 6 (2014), Winnie the Pooh (2011), Meet the Robinsons (2007)See all 4 shared titles with John Lasseter

- Peter Del VechoShared titles: Wish (2023), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Winnie the Pooh (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Del Vecho

- Roy ConliShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Strange World (2022), Big Hero 6 (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Conli

Mixed roles
- Dean WellinsShared titles: Baymax! (2022), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Wellins
- Jared BushShared titles: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Moana (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jared Bush
