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Aaron Horvath

Aaron Horvath

Director, writer and producer · Born August 19, 1980 (46) · California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee

Aaron James Horvath (born August 19, 1980) is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for co-developing the animated series Teen Titans Go! (2013–present) alongside Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network as well as directing The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) along with Jelenic. Horvath made his directorial debut on the feature film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018), which he directed alongside Peter Rida Michail.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 19, 1980 (46)
From
California, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all

What are Aaron Horvath's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 5

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Thrilling
4
Absurd
2
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Other
1

How their films end

  • Happy6

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 Aaron Horvath's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Horvath'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

9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 7: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 7: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 7: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 7: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

7 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2012–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  5. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program

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 Aaron Horvath's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 5 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 Aaron Horvath's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles29–40 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–26 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian 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 Aaron Horvath work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Horvath's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Jelenic shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers