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Ilya Maksimov

Director and writer · Born February 9, 1970 (56) · Kronstadt, USSR (Russia)

Born
February 9, 1970 (56)
From
Kronstadt, USSR (Russia)
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 17 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Ilya Maksimov's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
53%
Bonds
25%
Society
18%
Survival
4%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

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

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
3
Absurd
3
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Ambiguous1

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 Ilya Maksimov's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ilya Maksimov'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

17 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • KikoRiki: Through the Universes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Animation Director

  • Gulliver Returns(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Знакомство (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Soul Conductor(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Talking Tom & Friends(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Talking Tom Shorts(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Where's Chicky?(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angry Birds Toons(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Kikoriki: New Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 57 episodes · Director

  • Smeshariki. Selected. Issue 1 (Blu-ray Disc Media) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Будь со мной (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Kikoriki: The ABC's of Children's Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Dobrinya and the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Character Designer · Screenplay · Storyboard

  • Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey(2004)

    Character Designer · Screenplay · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Little Longnose(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Adventures in the Emerald City: The Intrigues of Old Mombi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Technology Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Gulliver Returns (2021)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey (2004)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Talking Tom & Friends (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 12: 8 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 12: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 12: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 12: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

12 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ilya Maksimov's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Gulliver Returns (2021)

90th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey (2004)

Midcredits 86th · 73% liked

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 Ilya Maksimov work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ilya Maksimov's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Denis Chernov shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers