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Dan Lin

Dan Lin

Producer · Born April 8, 1971 (55) · Taipei, Taiwan

BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body

Dan Lin (traditional Chinese: 林暐; simplified Chinese: 林𬀩; pinyin: Lín Wěi; born April 8, 1973) is a Taiwanese-American film and television producer. He is the chairman of Netflix Films and the founder of Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018), a film and television production company that he formed in 2008. Lin produced Warner Bros.' Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, and the horror film It, which holds the record for the highest-grossing horror film. Lin also produced Disney's Aladdin, a live action adaptation of the 1992 animated feature, and Lilo and Stitch, a live action adaptation of the 2002 animated feature. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Lin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 8, 1971 (55)
From
Taipei, Taiwan
Works as
Producer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 48 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Dan Lin's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st 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
34%
Morality
24%
Self
19%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 3 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 12

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 10

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5

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 3 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 9

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

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Thrilling
9
Tense
6
Dread
4
Hopeful
5
Other
28

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Dan Lin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Lin'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

48 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • It: Welcome to Derry(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Lilo & Stitch(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Life Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Interior Chinatown(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2024)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Haunted Mansion(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Walker: Independence(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Easter Sunday(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Walker(2021)

    Show 69 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • The Two Popes(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Emmet's Holiday Party: A Lego Movie Short(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Shark E. Shark in "Which Way To The Ocean? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Unikitty!(2017)

    Show 104 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • It(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Death Note(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Cooking with Alfred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Batman Is Just Not That Into You(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Dark Hoser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Flora(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Matsudaira Basho

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Frequency(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Forever(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Enter the Ninjago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • The Lego Movie(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gangster Squad(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Box(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Invention of Lying(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Shorts(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Terminator Salvation(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

    Development Manager · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Departed(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Torque(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Inspector Gadget Reboot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 43 of them dated from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Aladdin (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Departed (2006)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 46: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing45 of 46: 44 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew1 of 46: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s25 · 1 acting · 25 crew2020s12 · 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

a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 5 major nominations, 2014–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2018
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 2015
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
  4. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film

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 Dan Lin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Unikitty! (2017)

85th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Departed (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

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 Dan Lin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles28–89 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles14–42 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles19–88 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles7–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles29–86 · median 52 · 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 Dan Lin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Lin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roy Lee shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers