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Bradford Lewis

Bradford Lewis

Producer, director and writer · Born April 29, 1958 (68) · Contea di Sacramento, California, U.S.

Primetime Emmy winner · Oscar nominee · 1 other major award body

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bradford "Brad" Lewis  (born c. 1958) is an American film producer and local politician. He produced DreamWorks' Antz and, for Pixar, the Oscar winning Ratatouille. He is a former mayor of the city of San Carlos, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brad Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 29, 1958 (68)
From
Contea di Sacramento, California, U.S.
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Bradford Lewis' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
2
Triumphant
2
Other
5

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3

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 Bradford Lewis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Bradford Lewis' 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

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Heartland Harmony(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Storks(2016)

    Producer · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Cars 2(2011)

    Co-Director · Original Story · as Tubbs Pacer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Fine Food and Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · as Self - Producer

  • Your Friend the Rat(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Ratatouille(2007)

    Producer · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Incredibles(2004)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Shrek(2001)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Antz(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Broken Arrow(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Last Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1991 to 2023.

Film career

MilestoneAward win

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 13: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting2 of 13: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 13: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 13: 7 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew2010s4 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · 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

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 1992–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2008
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 1992
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects

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 Bradford Lewis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 59/100 in their films, across 8 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 Bradford Lewis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles29–66 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles13–23 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles8–57 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles5–37 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles29–57 · median 38 · 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 Bradford Lewis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bradford Lewis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lasseter shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles