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Tomm Moore

Tomm Moore

Producer, director and writer · Born January 7, 1977 (49) · Newry, Northern Ireland

Tomm Moore is an Irish illustrator, comics artist and filmmaker. He is co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, an animation studio and production company, based in Kilkenny, Ireland. His first feature film, The Secret of Kells, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film on February 2, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tomm Moore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 7, 1977 (49)
From
Newry, Northern Ireland
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 23 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 156 days to Oct 27

What are Tomm Moore's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
20%
Ideas
14%
Society
12%
Power
11%
Survival
4%
Morality
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Hopeful
8
Joyful
3
Contemplative
4
Tense
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Tomm Moore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Tomm Moore'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

23 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Julián(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • My Brother the Minotaur(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Éiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Conceptual Design · Executive Producer

  • The Inventor(2023)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Puffin Rock and the New Friends(2023)

    Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Silly Sundays(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Father's Dragon(2022)

    Conceptual Design · Executive Producer · Visual Development

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Visions(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Belle(2021)

    Background Designer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wolfwalkers(2020)

    Director · Animation · Art Direction · Character Designer · Producer · Production Design · Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • There's a Monster in My Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Dorg van Dango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 52 episodes · Associate Producer

  • The Breadwinner(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Puffin Rock(2015)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Song of the Sea(2014)

    Director · Animation · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of Kells(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Cúilín Dualach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Animation · Art Direction · Character Designer

  • Couch Potato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • From Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Animation · Character Designer

  • Joan of Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Animation

  • Kindred Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Animation · Character Designer · Producer · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist

  • Sisters of the Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Thanks

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Song of the Sea (2014)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Song of the Sea (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Wolfwalkers (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 22: 3 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 22: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing11 of 22: 5 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew13 of 22: 6 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

22 titles, 8 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s11 · 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 Tomm Moore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 14 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Silly Sundays (2023)

97th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Song of the Sea (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Tomm Moore'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 35 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 4 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 4 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 52 · 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 Tomm Moore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomm Moore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Young shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers