Simon Finlay Wells (born 1961) is an English film director of animation and live-action films. He is the great-grandson of author H. G. Wells, and is best known for directing The Prince of Egypt with Brenda Chapman and Steve Hickner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Wells, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 19, 1961 (65)
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Writer and director
- 19 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Simon Wells' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet2
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 Simon Wells' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Simon Wells' 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
20 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Forgotten Island(2026)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Ultraman: Rising(2024)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Kung Fu Panda 4(2024)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Croods: A New Age(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Kung Fu Panda 2(2011)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Mars Needs Moms(2011)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Kung Fu Panda(2008)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Over the Hedge(2006)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The World's First Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Time Machine(2002)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Chicken Run(2000)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Prince of Egypt(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Balto(1995)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1988 to 2026.
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 Simon Wells' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 6 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 Simon Wells' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.
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 Simon Wells work with?
People who share at least 2 of Simon Wells' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Hickner shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Phil NibbelinkShared titles: We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Nibbelink
Actors
- Martin ShortShared titles: The Prince of Egypt (1998), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Short
- Jack AngelShared titles: Balto (1995), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Angel
Composers and editors
- Nick FletcherShared titles: The Prince of Egypt (1998), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Nick Fletcher
- James HornerShared titles: Balto (1995), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)See all 3 shared titles with James Horner
- Wayne WahrmanShared titles: Mars Needs Moms (2011), The Time Machine (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Wayne Wahrman
Producers
- Steve HicknerShared titles: The Prince of Egypt (1998), Balto (1995), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)See all 4 shared titles with Steve Hickner
- Kathleen KennedyShared titles: Balto (1995), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Kathleen Kennedy
- Steven SpielbergShared titles: Balto (1995), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Steven Spielberg
- Douglas WoodShared titles: Balto (1995), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Douglas Wood
