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Ken Daurio

Ken Daurio

Writer, director and producer · Born July 15, 1971 (55) · California, USA

Ken Daurio was born on 15 July 1971 in California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Despicable Me (2010), Bubble Boy (2001) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). He has been married to Michelle Daurio since 20 July 1996. They have three children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 15, 1971 (55)
From
California, USA
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 28 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 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Ken Daurio's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
43%
Self
30%
Morality
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 12 · 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 18 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Warm
8
Thrilling
8
Hopeful
5
Absurd
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Ken Daurio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ken Daurio'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

28 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Minions & Monsters(2026)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 4(2024)

    Writer · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Migration(2023)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Minions & More 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • Minions & More 1(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Schmigadoon!(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Consulting Producer · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Despicable Me 3(2017)

    Writer · as Celebrity (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Weenie(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Pets(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Competition(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Minions(2015)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 2(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Forces of Nature(2012)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Wagon Ho!(2012)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Lorax(2012)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hop(2011)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    Screenplay · as Egyptian Guard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • College Road Trip(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Horton Hears a Who!(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wo ist Fred?(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Blink 182: Greatest Hits(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Blink-182: Greatest Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • The Santa Clause 2(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • 42K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Ninja Caddy

  • Bubble Boy(2001)

    Writer · as Todd

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Minions & More 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Zita the Spacegirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 26 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 28: 1 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting4 of 28: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting25 of 28: 14 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing4 of 28: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 28: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

28 titles, 11 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · 2 acting · 8 crew2010s12 · 2 acting · 12 crew2020s6 · 2 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 24th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ken Daurio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 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 18

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Blink 182: Greatest Hits (2005)

88th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 38/100 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 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 Ken Daurio's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles29–40 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles15–28 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles12–26 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles7–27 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles15–41 · median 30 · 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 Ken Daurio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ken Daurio's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cinco Paul shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers