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Denis M. Hannigan

Denis M. Hannigan

Composer · Born October 6, 1953 (73) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Born
October 6, 1953 (73)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 15 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Denis M. Hannigan's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Society
25%
Self
23%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · 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 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
6
Contemplative
3
Absurd
3
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 Denis M. Hannigan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Denis M. Hannigan'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

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Recess: All Growed Down(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Eltingville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Recess: School's Out(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Next Door(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fetch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • CatDog(1998)

    Show 132 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • A Rugrats Chanukah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Fox Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Additional Music

  • Frosty Returns(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Wonderland(1992)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 101 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1991 to 2003.

Biggest box office

Recess: School's Out (2001)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

Adventures in Wonderland (1992)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

CatDog (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music12 of 12: 12 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s6 · 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.

How do Denis M. Hannigan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Frosty Returns (1993)

66th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Adventures in Wonderland (1992)

Midcredits 79th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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.

Who does Denis M. Hannigan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Denis M. Hannigan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Ansolabehere shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers