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Katherine Sarafian

Katherine Sarafian

Producer · Born January 27, 1969 (57) · Alameda County, California

Producers Guild Award nominee

Katherine Marianne Sarafian (Armenian: Քեթրին Սարաֆյան; born January 27, 1969) is an Armenian-American film producer. She started at Pixar Animation Studios as an artist but was shifted from the art department to marketing during the making of A Bug's Life by Pixar head Steve Jobs. She then became a producer within Pixar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katherine Sarafian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 27, 1969 (57)
From
Alameda County, California
Works as
Producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Katherine Sarafian's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Absurd
1
Thrilling
1
Other
4

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Cyclical1

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 Katherine Sarafian's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Katherine Sarafian'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

11 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Self (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Black Belts(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Cars on the Road(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • Toy Story 4(2019)

    Development Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Inside Out(2015)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Brave(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Up(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Lifted(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Incredibles(2004)

    Associate Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Monsters, Inc.(2001)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • A Bug's Life(1998)

    Art Department Manager · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1998 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing6 of 10: 5 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thOther crew5 of 10: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score98th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Producers Guild Award in 2013, Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.

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 Katherine Sarafian's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

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 Katherine Sarafian's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 43 · 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 Katherine Sarafian work with?

People who share at least 2 of Katherine Sarafian's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lasseter shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Composers and cinematographers

Producers