Brenda Chapman

What are Brenda Chapman's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

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 Brenda Chapman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (11).

• Disney+11 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Up (2009) · actor
  • The Lion King (1994) · writer
  • Beauty and the Beast (1991) · writer
  • The Little Mermaid (1989) · writer
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) · writer
  • Brave (2012) · director, writer
  • Fantasia 2000 (1999) · writer
  • The Rescuers Down Under (1990) · writer
  • The Lion King (2019) · thanks
  • Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) · thanks
  • Strange Magic (2015) · actor
• Prime Video2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Strange Magic (2015) · actor
  • Come Away (2020) · director
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Prince of Egypt (1998) · actor, director

Subscription and free streaming for Brenda Chapman'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, 14 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Mufasa: The Lion King(2024)

  Thanks

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Come Away(2020)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films13^th
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  The Lion King(2019)

  Thanks

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  Strange Magic(2015)

  as Imp (voice)

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  Brave(2012)

  Director · Screenplay · Story

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Up(2009)

  as Additional Voices (voice)

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Chicken Run(2000)

  Storyboard

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Fantasia 2000(1999)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
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  The Prince of Egypt(1998)

  Director · as Miriam (singing voice) (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

  Story Artist

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  The Lion King(1994)

  Story Supervisor

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Beauty and the Beast(1991)

  Story

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  The Rescuers Down Under(1990)

  Storyboard

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films73^rd
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  The Little Mermaid(1989)

  Storyboard

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  A Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

  Director · Animation · Writer
• Ghost Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1987 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (1994)

$979M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99^th

Awards

an Oscar and a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2013.

1. 2013
   • Oscar, won · Best Animated Feature
   • BAFTA Award, won · Best Animated 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 Brenda Chapman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85^th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved4
• Crowd Pleaser8
• Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Come Away (2020)

76^th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Up (2009)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 50/100 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 Brenda Chapman's work okay for kids?

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

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 Brenda Chapman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brenda Chapman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Irene Mecchi shares the most, 4.