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Roger Allers

Roger Allers

Writer and director, also actor · Died January 17, 2026, aged 76 · Rye, New York, USA

Oscar nominee

Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Season (2006) and the animated adaptation of The Prophet. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Allers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 29, 1949
Died
January 17, 2026 (aged 76)
From
Rye, New York, USA
Works as
Writer and director, also actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 22 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Roger Allers' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.

Genres

Animation11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
29%
Ideas
21%
Self
20%
Morality
13%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
8
Absurd
4
Thrilling
5
Bittersweet
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

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 Roger Allers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Allers' 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

22 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mane Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Mufasa: The Lion King(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Lion King(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Open Season(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Little Matchgirl(2006)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • La Petite Fille aux allumettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • The Lion King 1½(2004)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Brother Bear(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lilo & Stitch(2002)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's New Groove(2000)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Lion King(1994)

    Director · as Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(1992)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1991)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Rescuers Down Under(1990)

    Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Little Mermaid(1989)

    Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Oliver & Company(1988)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rock & Rule(1983)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Tron(1982)

    Pre-Visualization Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Animalympics(1980)

    Animation · Art Direction · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1980 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (1994)

$979M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 20: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting7 of 20: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting11 of 20: 7 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thOther crew6 of 20: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

20 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · 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

Nominated for an Oscar in 2007, Best Short Film, Animated.

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 Roger Allers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 19 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor, director

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 65/100 and the plot and story 47/100 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 Roger Allers' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles18–42 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles5–20 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles4–16 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles3–27 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles13–53 · median 36 · 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 Roger Allers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Allers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Harkey shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles