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Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg

Producer and writer, also director · Born August 2, 1973 (53) · London, England, UK

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Simon David Kinberg (born August 2, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He wrote and produced a number of films in the X-Men film franchise for 20th Century Fox and had produced a number of other projects for Fox, such as The Martian, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Kinberg made his directorial debut in the 2019 X-Men film Dark Phoenix from a script he also wrote. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Kinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1973 (53)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Producer and writer, also director
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 58 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 27Down 40% in 30 days

What are Simon Kinberg's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
26%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Power
18%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Ideas
1%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 22

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 9

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 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 13

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Thrilling
20
Melancholic
12
Hopeful
9
Dread
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Simon Kinberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Kinberg'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

58 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Running Man(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sugar(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Lift(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Haunting in Venice(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Death on the Nile(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The 355(2022)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Invasion(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The New Mutants(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Gifted(2017)

    Show 29 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Creator · Executive Producer

  • Logan(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Legion(2017)

    Show 27 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Designated Survivor(2016)

    Show 53 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    Creative Consultant · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Martian(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four(2015)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Cinderella(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Chappie(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Rebels(2014)

    Show 69 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Let's Be Cops(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Elysium(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • This Means War(2012)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: First Class(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Jumper(2008)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2005)

    Screenplay · as Investment Banker #1

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • xXx: State of the Union(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Avengelyne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Chairman Spaceman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Endurance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Here Comes the Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • I Am Not Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Logan's Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Long Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Narco Sub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Pyros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Red Shirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Dirty Dozen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Hardy Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles, 42 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Logan (2017)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 58: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 58: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting21 of 58: 5 only writing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing51 of 58: 34 only producing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew5 of 58: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role

58 titles, 18 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s26 · 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.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2018.

  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of 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 Simon Kinberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer, producer

The Twilight Zone (2019)

72nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Logan (2017)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 29 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 Kinberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore30 titles42–92 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles13–52 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity30 titles27–89 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles23–59 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense30 titles39–70 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most 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 Simon Kinberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Kinberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lauren Shuler Donner shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles