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Leslie Iwerks

Leslie Iwerks

Director, producer, writer and editor · Born April 22, 1970 (56) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee

Leslie Iwerks is an American director, producer, and writer. She is also daughter to Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter to the animator and designer of Mickey Mouse, Ub Iwerks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Iwerks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1970 (56)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are Leslie Iwerks' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
40%
Society
37%
Self
23%
Art6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Hopeful
6
Warm
7
Triumphant
2
Joyful
1

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

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 Leslie Iwerks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Iwerks' 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

21 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Disney Worldbuilders(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Disneyland Handcrafted(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Superpowered: The DC Story(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Mau(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Imagineering Story(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • League of Legends Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer

  • Selling Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Tyrus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks

  • Citizen Hearst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Pipe Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible(2010)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Downstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • WALL·E(2008)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Pixar Story(2007)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Recycled Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story(1999)

    Director · Additional Editing · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Oh God. Please Don't Let Me Strike Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mau (2021)

$12K worldwide

Highest rated

The Imagineering Story (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Superpowered: The DC Story (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 20: 5 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thWriting7 of 20: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing9 of 20: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thCinematography1 of 20: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 20: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 20: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

20 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s4 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2007–2008.

  1. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
  2. 2007
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Short Subjects

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 Leslie Iwerks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Mau (2021)

82nd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

The Imagineering Story (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 61/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Leslie Iwerks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Iwerks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark A. Catalena shares the most, 5.

Composers and editors

Producers