Jon Burton

What are Jon Burton's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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 Jon Burton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).

• Disney+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Lego Movie (2014) · producer
  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) · producer
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Lego Batman Movie (2017) · producer
• Paramount+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Lego Movie (2014) · producer

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Burton'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

6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

  Co-Producer

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  ViewPoint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

  Director · Writer
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  The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

  Co-Producer

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Man Down(2015)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  The Lego Movie(2014)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite(2013)

  Director · Producer · Production Design · Writer

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2013 to 2019.

Biggest box office

The Lego Movie (2014)

$471M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lego Movie (2014)

Midcredits 97^th

Most popular right now

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 8 major nominations, 2013–2016.

1. 2016
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Family Game
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Persistent Game
2. 2015
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Family Game
3. 2014
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Action and Adventure Game
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best British Game
4. 2013
   • BAFTA Award, won · Best Family Game
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best British Game
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Family Game

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 Jon Burton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62^nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved1
• Crowd Pleaser3
• Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Man Down (2015)

53^rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Lego Movie (2014)

Midcredits 97^th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 53/100 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 Jon Burton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

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 Jon Burton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Burton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jill Wilfert shares the most, 4.