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Zareh Nalbandian

Producer, also writer

Zareh co-founded global animation studio Animal Logic and is the Founder and CEO of production companies Animal Logic Entertainment and Truant Pictures, bringing over three decades of experience in developing and producing large-scale screen projects. Through partnerships with major studios and streaming platforms in Hollywood, he has built a successful portfolio of animated, indie and hybrid family-film franchises for both theatrical and streaming releases. Zareh guides the development of an exciting slate of feature film properties and continually pushes the boundaries of storytelling. Zareh was Executive Producer on The LEGO Movie 2, Academy Award winning Happy Feet, The LEGO Batman Movie, The LEGO Ninjago Movie and Producer on Peter Rabbit, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Zareh is a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House, Deputy Chair of the Sydney Film Festival, a board member of Australians in Film and previously Deputy Chair of Ausfilm for a decade, further contributing to the industry's development and growth. He is a member of the Producer's Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Zareh is committed to building a successful, globally competitive digital production industry in Australia and enjoys strong personal relationships with key US Studio Executives and leading Directors and Producers around the world.

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Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 34% in 30 days

What are Zareh Nalbandian's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
35%
Society
13%
Power
7%
Survival
5%
Morality
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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 2 · 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 3 · Even-paced 7 · 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 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Thrilling
7
Tense
3
Absurd
4
Hopeful
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Zareh Nalbandian's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zareh Nalbandian'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

14 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2010 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Lego Movie (2014)

$471M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lego Movie (2014)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing9 of 9: 9 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s2 · 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 Zareh Nalbandian's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)

97th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Lego Movie (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 12 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.

Is Zareh Nalbandian's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles31–43 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles13–30 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles13–36 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles5–19 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles29–41 · 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 Zareh Nalbandian work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zareh Nalbandian's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Burrows shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles