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Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Mothersbaugh

Composer, also actor · Born May 18, 1950 (76) · Akron, Ohio, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (/ˈmʌðərzbɔː/; born May 18, 1950) is an American musician and composer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose "Whip It" was a top 20 single in the US in 1980, peaking at No. 14, and which has since maintained a cult following. Mothersbaugh was one of the primary composers of Devo's music. In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh has made music for television series, films, and video games via his production company, Mutato Muzika. He composed the music for the 13-year run of the animated series Rugrats and its three related theatrical films. He has created film scores for Wes Anderson and for Marvel Comics films. As a solo musician, Mothersbaugh has released four studio albums: Muzik for Insomniaks, Muzik for the Gallery, Joyeux Mutato, and The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World. In 2004, he received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards for his contributions to film and television music. In 2008, Mothersbaugh received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University, his alma mater. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Mothersbaugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 18, 1950 (76)
From
Akron, Ohio, USA
Works as
Composer, also actor
Titles
149 on MovieCove · 206 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Mark Mothersbaugh's films like?

Across their 129 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy47 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation32 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Music2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Music movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
30%
Morality
8%
Society
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
5%
Power
5%
Family bonds46 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship39 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity29 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity21 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth15 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age16 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 112 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 93 · Serious 17 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 53 · Stylized 32 · Heightened 27

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 62 · Charged 36 · Intense 14

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

Steady 70 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 13

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 33 · Funny 67

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

Slow burn 44 · Even-paced 57 · Relentless 11

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

Casual 91 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 94 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
72
Absurd
56
Warm
49
Tense
26
Thrilling
34
Other
105

How their films linger

Feel-good78 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun75 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy75
  • Bittersweet35
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical5
  • Other1

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 Mark Mothersbaugh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 102 of their 149 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Mothersbaugh'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

206 credits, 149 with a MovieCove page; 27 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Regular Show: The Lost Tapes(2026)

    Show 23 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hoppers(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Minecraft Movie(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: A New Toke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • The Residence(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Plankton: The Movie(2025)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Interior Chinatown(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The World According to Allee Willis(2024)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Pure Animation for Now People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Time Bandits(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Devo(2024)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Real Bug's Life(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Vacation Friends 2(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Magician's Elephant(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cocaine Bear(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Hello Tomorrow!(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Creature Cases(2022)

    Show 23 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Our Flag Means Death(2022)

    Show 18 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Close to You(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • America: The Motion Picture(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Devolution: A Devo Theory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Croods: A New Age(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Close Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 46 episodes · Composer

  • The Willoughbys(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tiger King(2020)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 61 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Holmes & Watson(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Disenchantment(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Summer Camp Island(2018)

    Show 120 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Pandas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Thor: Ragnarok(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Me gusta, pero me asusta(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Brad's Status(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Puppy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Beatriz at Dinner(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Abstract: The Art of Design(2017)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Interestings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Bordertown(2016)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Forever(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania 2(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Regular Show: The Movie(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Vacation(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Perfect 2(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Last Man on Earth(2015)

    Show 67 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Oz(2015)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • 22 Jump Street(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Radiator Springs 500½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Butch DEVO And The Sundance Gig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Island of Lemurs: Madagascar(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Lego Movie(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Steve's First Bath(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Last Vegas(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Earl Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Super Manny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Short Game(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight, Mr. Foot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Hotel Transylvania(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Safe(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Air Mater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Wild(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Private Pérez(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mater Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Moon Mater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Heavy Metal Mater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Catfish(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Regular Show(2010)

    Show 245 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Monster Truck Mater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Ramona and Beezus(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Blue Mountain State(2010)

    Show 14 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Alphablocks(2010)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Unidentified Flying Mater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • The Invention of Dr. NakaMats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Circle of Eight(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Falling Up(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fanboys(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • New York, I Love You(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Quid Pro Quo(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mama's Boy(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Yo Gabba Gabba!(2007)

    Show 33 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Dog Problem(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • How to Eat Fried Worms(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Love Comes to the Executioner(2006)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Shorty McShorts' Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & a Beanstalk(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Big Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!(2006)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Ringer(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Big White(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Snow White(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Herbie: Fully Loaded(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lords of Dogtown(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Commander Bunsworth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • What Is It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Thanks

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Envy(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Good Boy(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Thirteen(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gary the Rat(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Rugrats Go Wild(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Even Stevens Movie(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Stinky Pierre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Monster O' McDonaldland Loch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • All Grown Up!(2003)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • A Guy Thing(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Second String(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Groovenians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Cheaters(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Collinwood(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sorority Boys(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Rugrats Kwanzaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sugar & Spice(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Camouflage(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats in Paris(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Other Me(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Clifford the Big Red Dog(2000)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • All the Rage(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Men(1999)

    Additional Music · as Band Leader

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Last Rites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Can of Worms(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Mothersbaugh (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • 200 Cigarettes(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Rushmore(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Rugrats Movie(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Halloweentown(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Zoomates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Dead Man on Campus(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bongwater(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Principal Takes a Holiday(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Fear Street(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Composer

  • Best Men(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Breaking Up(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Unwed Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Perversions of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • The Best Of Liquid Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Quicksilver Highway(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Rugrats Chanukah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • The Big Squeeze(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Bottle Rocket(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Happy Gilmore(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Life's Work(1996)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Keeper of the Gate

  • Four Rooms(1995)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dumb and Dumber(1995)

    Show 23 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Flesh Suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • The Courtyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • A.J.'s Time Travelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 36 episodes · Composer

  • The Last Supper(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Santo Bugito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer · Songs

  • The New Age(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • It's Pat: The Movie(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • The Louie N' Louie Show in: A Seedy Situation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Frosty Returns(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Will Vinton's Claymation Easter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Adventures in Wonderland(1992)

    Show 100 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Arise! SubGenius Recruitment Film #16 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 322 episodes · Composer · as Phonograph Singer (voice) · as Reptar / Jingle Singer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Spirit of '76(1990)

    as Chevron-17

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Slaughterhouse Rock(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Martini Ranch: Reach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Thanks

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse(1986)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Human Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Nuclear Garbageperson / Booji Boy

  • Pray TV(1980)

    as Dove [DEVO]

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Devo: The Men Who Make the Music Live in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • DEVO: The Men Who Make the Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer · as Self

  • In the Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Booji Boy / Professor

Career shape

A full career of 195 titles from 1976 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

$960M worldwide

Highest rated

Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself (2020)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Film career

  • 1982Screen debut· Human Highway

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 195: 13 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting1 of 195: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic178 of 195: 174 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew4 of 195: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

195 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew1980s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew1990s47 · 6 acting · 43 crew2000s53 · 1 acting · 52 crew2010s56 · 2 acting · 55 crew2020s30 · 3 acting · 27 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

5 major nominations and no wins, 1985–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  2. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Music
  3. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  4. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
  5. 1985
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Video Album

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 Mark Mothersbaugh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 118; across their 112 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 112

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 112

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 112

Midcredits score across 149 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up37
  • 50th to 74th40
  • 25th to 49th41
  • Below 25th31

Shape of the crowd

61 of their 149 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic14
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed61

Most divisive · composer

It's Pat: The Movie (1994)

85th percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes (2026)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 68 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Mark Mothersbaugh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 57 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore46 titles9–64 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity57 titles14–51 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity53 titles11–86 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs47 titles9–69 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense45 titles8–45 · median 34 · 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 Mark Mothersbaugh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Mothersbaugh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Miller shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

  • Arlene Klasky9 titles · 5 as writer    See all 9 shared titles with Arlene Klasky
  • Gabor Csupo9 titles · 5 as writer    See all 9 shared titles with Gabor Csupo
  • Paul Germain6 titles · 5 as writer    See all 6 shared titles with Paul Germain
  • Dan Hageman4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Dan Hageman

Actors

  • Kath Soucie8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Kath Soucie
  • Andy Samberg7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Andy Samberg
  • Christine Cavanaugh7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Christine Cavanaugh
  • Pamela Adlon5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Pamela Adlon

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles