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Jonathan Aibel

Jonathan Aibel

Writer and producer · Born August 6, 1969 (57) · Demarest, New Jersey, USA

Jonathan Robert Aibel (born August 6, 1969, in Demarest, New Jersey) is an American screenwriter and producer, who is best known for writing the Kung Fu Panda movies, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Trolls, and its sequel, Trolls World Tour, with screenwriter and producer Glenn Berger. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1969 (57)
From
Demarest, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
16 on Motif · 19 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jonathan Aibel's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
37%
Society
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Morality
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Hopeful
6
Thrilling
6
Triumphant
4
Absurd
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • 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 Jonathan Aibel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Aibel's titles on Motif; 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

19 credits, 16 with a Motif page.

  • Kung Fu Panda 4(2024)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Trolls Band Together(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Luck(2022)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run(2020)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Trolls World Tour(2020)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Monster Trucks(2016)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Trolls(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 3(2016)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 2(2011)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Monsters vs. Aliens(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda(2008)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sky High(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A.U.S.A. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The George Carlin Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Wish List (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1994 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

$666M worldwide

Highest rated

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Trolls World Tour (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing17 of 19: 12 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing7 of 19: 2 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

19 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s5 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jonathan Aibel's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

69th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Jonathan Aibel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles23–50 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles10–36 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles7–37 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles5–41 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles28–52 · median 35 · 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 Jonathan Aibel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Aibel's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Glenn Berger shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers