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Sander Schwartz

Producer · Born January 7, 1954 (72) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Education: BA, government and economics, Ohio University, 1975; JD, Northwestern University, 1978. Employment: Truitt, Brown and Truitt, Chicago, 1978-79; assistant executive secretary SAG/AFTRA, Chicago (local and Midwest region, 1979-82; director of business affairs, CBS Entertainment, New York, 1982-84, Los Angeles, 1984-86; senior VP of business affairs, TMS Entertainment, Los Angeles, 1986-89; VP of business affairs, Columbia Pictures Television, Los Angeles, 1989-99; President, Sony Pictures Family Entertainment, 1999-2001; President, Warner Bros. Animation, 2001-2007.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 7, 1954 (72)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
44 on Motif · 59 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Sander Schwartz's films like?

Across their 40 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
16%
Society
15%
Morality
15%
Ideas
6%
Survival
5%
Power
2%
Friendship21 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
29
Thrilling
30
Tense
7
Warm
6
Hopeful
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Fun31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2

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 Sander Schwartz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 44 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sander Schwartz's titles on Motif; 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

59 credits, 44 with a Motif page.

  • Reindeer in Here(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Alien Xmas(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Subway Surfers: The Animated Series (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Star Trek: Short Treks(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Skylanders Academy(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Echoes of a Ronin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Production Assistant

  • Grojband(2012)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Bunks(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Strange Hill High(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • The Aquabats! Super Show! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 21 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Tree Fu Tom(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • My Babysitter's a Vampire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • My Babysitter's a Vampire(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 5 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 4 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Justice League: The New Frontier(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Superman: Doomsday(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Jerry Tales, Vol. 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Superman: Brainiac Attacks(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Legion of Super Heroes(2006)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!(2006)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Tom and Jerry in Shiver Me Whiskers(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Jerry Tales(2006)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Batman vs. Dracula(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Karate Guard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy?(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Krypto the Superdog(2005)

    Show 75 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Aloha, Scooby-Doo!(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Test(2005)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Loonatics Unleashed(2005)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars!(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Starcrossed(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Batman(2004)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Chase Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Duck Dodgers(2003)

    Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Baby Looney Tunes: Eggs-traordinary Adventure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Xiaolin Showdown(2003)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • What's New, Scooby-Doo?(2002)

    Show 42 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Looney Tunes(2001)

    Show 102 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Justice League(2001)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland(1989)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Pillow People Save Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1988 to 2020.

Highest rated

Justice League: Starcrossed (2004)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Johnny Test (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing37 of 39: 35 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew4 of 39: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew2000s29 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s1 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2008, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More).

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 Sander Schwartz's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! (2004)

84th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Justice League (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Sander Schwartz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles31–66 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles9–37 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles9–38 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles11–33 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles39–72 · median 49 · 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 Sander Schwartz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sander Schwartz's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Barbera shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

  • Joseph Barbera14 titles · 8 as writer    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Joseph Barbera
  • William Hanna8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with William Hanna
  • Jerry Siegel7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jerry Siegel
  • Joe Shuster7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Joe Shuster

Actors

  • Jeff Bennett11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Jeff Bennett
  • Frank Welker10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Frank Welker
  • Casey Kasem9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Casey Kasem
  • Grey DeLisle8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Grey DeLisle

Composers and editors

  • Thomas Chase8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Thomas Chase
  • Joe Gall7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Joe Gall
  • Rob Desales7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Rob Desales
  • Margaret Hou5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Margaret Hou

Producers

  • Margaret M. Dean11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Margaret M. Dean
  • Kathy Page7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kathy Page
  • Bob Higgins5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Bob Higgins
  • Bobbie Page5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Bobbie Page