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Angus MacLane

Angus MacLane

Actor, director and writer, also producer · Born April 13, 1975 (51) · Riverside County, California, USA

Angus MacLane is an American director, animator, screenwriter, and voice actor best known for his work work at Pixar. He directed short films BURN-E, Small Fry, and the television special Toy Story of Terror! His feature film credits include co-directing Finding Dory (2016) and Lightyear (2022) as its sole director.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 13, 1975 (51)
From
Riverside County, California, USA
Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Angus MacLane's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Hopeful
2
Warm
2
Tense
1
Absurd
1
Other
5

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6

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 Angus MacLane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (18).

Subscription and free streaming for Angus MacLane'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

24 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lightyear(2022)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as ERIC / DERIC / Zyclops (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Finding Dory(2016)

    Co-Director · as Sunfish 'Charlie Back and Forth' (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Toy Story of Terror(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex(2012)

    as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Toy Story Toons: Small Fry(2011)

    Director · Story · Writer · as T-Bone / Super Pirate / Funky Monk / Gary Grappling Hook (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation(2011)

    as Captain Zip (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Mater Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

  • Moon Mater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

  • Toy Story 3(2010)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Up(2009)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Burn-E(2008)

    Director · Story · as BURN-E (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

  • WALL·E(2008)

    as BURN-E (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Ratatouille(2007)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • One Man Band(2005)

    Animation · Supervising Animator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Incredibles(2004)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Finding Nemo(2003)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Monsters, Inc.(2001)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • For the Birds(2000)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Toy Story 2(1999)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Geri's Game(1997)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Trudy Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1997 to 2022.

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 24: 7 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thDirecting6 of 24: 1 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting4 of 24: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 24: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew10 of 24: 10 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score99th

24 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s11 · 4 acting · 8 crew2010s9 · 6 acting · 5 crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Angus MacLane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 19 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Angus MacLane's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Angus MacLane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Angus MacLane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Stanton shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers