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Mark Kausler

Writer and actor · Born August 10, 1948 (78)

Mark Kausler was born on 10 August 1948. He is a director, known for The Lion King (1994), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). He is married to Cathy Hill.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 10, 1948 (78)
Works as
Writer and actor
Titles
9 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 43% in 30 days

What are Mark Kausler's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
15%
Power
15%
Ideas
15%
Society
14%
Morality
8%
Survival
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · 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 2 · Funny 2

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

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

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
1
Manic
1
Joyful
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Mark Kausler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Kausler'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, 9 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Beyond The Glass: The WDW Animation Building (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • There Must Be Some Other Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Oswald Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mark Kausler

  • Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Thanks · as Himself

  • Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • It's the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Osmosis Jones(2001)

    Animation · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cat and Milkman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Animation

  • George and Junior - Look Out Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Layout Supervisor

  • George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Layout

  • The Lion King(1994)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Trail Mix-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Animation · Story

  • Beauty and the Beast(1991)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Box-Office Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Animation

  • Roller Coaster Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Animation

  • Tummy Trouble(1989)

    Animation · Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Daffy Duck's Quackbusters(1988)

    as Egghead (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sport Goofy in Soccermania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Animation

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Animation

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Anijam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Animation · as Pastor

  • "Cat and Mouse" at the Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Animation

  • Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Animation

  • The Mouse and His Child(1977)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Mad Magazine TV Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Animation

  • The War Between Men and Women(1972)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Shinbone Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Animation

  • Some Other Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 37th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1970 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (1994)

$979M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 1988Screen debut· Daffy Duck's Quackbusters

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 28: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting4 of 28: 3 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 28: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew21 of 28: 16 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

28 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s7 · 2 acting · 6 crew1990s8 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · acting

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 Mark Kausler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 60/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Mark Kausler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Kausler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Minkoff shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles