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Tim Johnson

Tim Johnson

Director, producer and actor · Born August 27, 1961 (65) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Tim Johnson (born August 27, 1961) is an American animator, film director, film producer, and television director. Johnson is best known for directing the DreamWorks Animation films Antz, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Over the Hedge, and Home.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1961 (65)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, producer and actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 18 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 42% in 30 days

What are Tim Johnson's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Society
15%
Self
14%
Survival
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Morality
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Thrilling
6
Hopeful
4
Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Tim Johnson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Tim Johnson'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

18 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Satan's Guide to the Bible(2023)

    Producer · as Satan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Metal Lords(2022)

    Additional Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Abominable(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Home(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Almost Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Dreamworks: Holiday Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • How to Train Your Dragon(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure(2006)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Over the Hedge(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Antz(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • B.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Book of the Dun Cow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Wizard of Id (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 1998 to 2023.

Biggest box office

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

$495M worldwide

Highest rated

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting9 of 17: 8 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting1 of 17: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 17: 5 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 17: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 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 Tim Johnson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story (2025)

77th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 9 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 Tim Johnson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles26–52 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–31 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles7–34 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles5–27 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles30–46 · median 36 · moderatenear 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 Tim Johnson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Suzanne Buirgy shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers