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Michael J. Travers

Producer

Producers Guild Award nominee

Producer Michael J. Travers has been at the forefront of CG animation and visual effects (VFX) for 25 years. Most recently, Travers produced "Spies in Disguise" for Blue Sky Studios. Previously, Travers served as producer on the 2015 film "The Peanuts Movie," co-producer on the 2013 film "Epic," and served as production manager for "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs."

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Michael J. Travers' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Bonds
20%
Morality
20%
Power
6%
Society
6%

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Thrilling
2
Warm
2
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

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 Michael J. Travers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael J. Travers' 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

8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spies in Disguise(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • The Peanuts Movie(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Epic(2013)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs(2009)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Ice Age: The Meltdown(2006)

    CG Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Robots(2005)

    CG Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Gone Nutty(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Crimson Tide(1995)

    VFX Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1995 to 2019.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing4 of 8: 4 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 8: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew

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

Awards

Nominated for a Producers Guild Award in 2016, 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 Michael J. Travers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8

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 Michael J. Travers' 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 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Michael J. Travers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael J. Travers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Wedge shares the most, 3.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers