Skip to content
MovieCove
Kirk R. Thatcher

Kirk R. Thatcher

Actor, writer, director and producer · Born February 14, 1962 (64) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Primetime Emmy winner

Kirk R. Thatcher (born February 14, 1962) is an American writer, producer, television and film director, an Internet video director, and a production designer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirk Thatcher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 14, 1962 (64)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, writer, director and producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 34 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 39% in 30 days

What are Kirk R. Thatcher's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
29%
Self
27%
Society
17%
Ideas
17%
Morality
4%
Survival
3%
Power
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · 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 11 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Warm
8
Thrilling
7
Absurd
5
Contemplative
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Kirk R. Thatcher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kirk R. Thatcher'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

34 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Muppet Treasure Scriptland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Original Film Writer · as Billy Bones/Various

  • Inside Out 2(2024)

    as Foreman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Werewolf by Night(2022)

    as Jovan

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Haunted Mansion(2021)

    Director · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Mohawk Punk

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Muppets Now(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Short Treks(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Muppets Take the O2(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell(2018)

    Show Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

    as Punk on Street

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow(2015)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sid the Science Kid: The Movie(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Neil's Puppet Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Writer

  • The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator

  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sid the Science Kid(2008)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • LazyTown(2002)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland(1999)

    as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer · Writer

  • Muppet Treasure Island(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dog City(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Shaking the Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Craps Player

  • Dinosaurs(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Story · Teleplay · Writer · as Timmy (voice) · as Wereman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990)

    as Gremlins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Spaced Invaders(1990)

    as Shortstuff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lighthouse Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Second Unit

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home(1986)

    Associate Producer · as Punk on Bus

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Production Designer

  • Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl(1982)

    as Audience Member

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • An LA Christmas Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Creepy Sophie Suitor

  • Rednecks vs Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Chuck

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 27 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

$110M worldwide

Highest rated

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 29: 11 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting9 of 29: 4 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndWriting10 of 29: 3 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing2 of 29: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 29: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

29 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s8 · 5 acting · 4 crew2000s4 · crew2010s7 · 2 acting · 5 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 2 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

a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 1996–1998.

WinNomination
  1. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Children's Program
  2. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

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 Kirk R. Thatcher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Sid the Science Kid: The Movie (2013)

97th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 47. 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 Kirk R. Thatcher's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles25–63 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles7–38 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles19–44 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles3–40 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles20–51 · median 35 · moderatenear 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 Kirk R. Thatcher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kirk R. Thatcher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Henson shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles