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Kevin Lima

Kevin Lima

Director, producer, actor and writer · Born June 12, 1962 (64) · Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Kevin Lima (born c. 1962) is an American film director who has directed a number of Disney films including his debut film A Goofy Movie in 1995, Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Eloise at the Plaza, Eloise at Christmastime and Enchanted. Before directing, he worked as an animator and character designer on films such as The Little Mermaid and The Great Mouse Detective and a story editor for Aladdin and Oliver & Company. At the moment he is working on a feature adaptation of the classic tale of Tom Thumb entitled Thumb for Warner Bros. Kevin is also developing Candy Land with Universal and Hasbro and Afterlife with Fox 2000. Kevin studied film and animation at the California Institute of the Arts, during the mid-80's. He is married to Brenda Chapman, an animation Director at Pixar. His grandparents were both Portuguese. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Lima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 12, 1962 (64)
From
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Works as
Director, producer, actor and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 20 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 25% in 30 days

What are Kevin Lima's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
58%
Self
29%
Society
10%
Morality
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
5
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet1

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 Kevin Lima's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (12).

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Lima'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

20 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Enchanted(2007)

    Director · as Pip in New York (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Wild(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Eloise at Christmastime(2003)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Eloise at the Plaza(2003)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Return to Never Land(2002)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • 102 Dalmatians(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Goofy Movie(1995)

    Director · as Lester (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(1992)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1991)

    Visual Development

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Rescuers Down Under(1990)

    Visual Development

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Little Mermaid(1989)

    Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Oliver & Company(1988)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Brave Little Toaster(1987)

    Animation · Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Animation

  • A Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Thanks

  • Child Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Thanks

  • Let's Misbehave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Animation

  • Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Thanks

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1983 to 2008.

Biggest box office

Aladdin (1992)

$504M worldwide

Highest rated

Aladdin (1992)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 20: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting8 of 20: 3 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thWriting2 of 20: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing3 of 20: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew10 of 20: 9 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

20 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s7 · 1 acting · 7 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 Kevin Lima's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 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 10

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, producer

Eloise at the Plaza (2003)

59th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Aladdin (1992)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 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 Kevin Lima's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles24–40 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles8–25 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles5–19 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles7–30 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles26–54 · median 33 · mildnear 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 Kevin Lima work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin Lima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gregory Perler shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles