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Todd Hallowell

Todd Hallowell

Producer, also director · Born August 29, 1952 (74) · Cambridge, Minnesota, USA

Producers Guild Award winner

Todd Hallowell is an assistant director and producer, known for A Beautiful Mind (2001), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and Apollo 13 (1995).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1952 (74)
From
Cambridge, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 36 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 6% in 30 days

What are Todd Hallowell's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: 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
Morality
31%
Self
17%
Bonds
17%
Survival
14%
Society
11%
Power
10%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
7
Hopeful
6
Joyful
3
Romantic
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5

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 Todd Hallowell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Todd Hallowell'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

36 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Minecraft Movie(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Thor: Love and Thunder(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    Producer · as Hospital Doctor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Horrible Bosses 2(2014)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Rush(2013)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Dilemma(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Frost/Nixon(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Da Vinci Code(2006)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella Man(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Missing(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas(2000)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Edtv(1999)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ransom(1996)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · as Don Campbell

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Apollo 13(1995)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · as Noisy Civilian

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Paper(1994)

    Executive Producer · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Far and Away(1992)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · as Thug

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Backdraft(1991)

    Associate Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Class Action(1991)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Vital Signs(1990)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Love or Money(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Parenthood(1989)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Babysitting(1987)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Burglar(1987)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tough Guys(1986)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Down and Out in Beverly Hills(1986)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Back to the Future(1985)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fletch(1985)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Art Direction

  • Cloak & Dagger(1984)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Ballgame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Set Designer

  • Human Experiments(1979)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1979 to 2025.

Biggest box office

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

$960M worldwide

Highest rated

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 36: 0 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting1 of 36: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing21 of 36: 9 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew25 of 36: 14 only other crew, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

36 titles, 12 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s9 · 3 acting · 9 crew2000s8 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 6 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

Won a Producers Guild Award in 1996, Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.

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 Todd Hallowell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

65th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Todd Hallowell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles31–72 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles11–39 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles27–57 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles18–40 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles39–75 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most 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 Todd Hallowell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Todd Hallowell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Howard shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers