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Sean Bailey

Sean Bailey

Producer, also writer and actor

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Sean Bailey is an American film and television producer. He was president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production from 2010 to 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Bailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer, also writer and actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 13 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 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Sean Bailey's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
28%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Ideas
13%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Redemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
6
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Sean Bailey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Bailey'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

13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tron: Ares(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Solace(2015)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tron: Legacy(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Gone Baby Gone(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Matchstick Men(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Core(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's Club(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Push, Nevada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Speakeasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Project Greenlight(2001)

    Show 34 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Best Laid Plans(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1999 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Tron: Legacy (2010)

$400M worldwide

Highest rated

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Matchstick Men (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 13: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing12 of 13: 11 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew1 of 13: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s2 · 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

5 major nominations and no wins, 2002–2005.

  1. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
  2. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television
  3. 2003
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television
  4. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality)

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 Sean Bailey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Project Greenlight (2001)

64th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 8 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 Sean Bailey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles44–78 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles8–50 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles31–75 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles22–62 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles35–65 · median 42 · 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 Sean Bailey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Bailey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ted Griffin shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles