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Adrian Molina

Adrian Molina

Director, writer and producer · Born August 23, 1985 (41) · Yuba City, California, USA

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist and screenwriter who works for Pixar. He co-wrote the screenplay and story of Coco (2017), which he also co-directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adrian Molina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 23, 1985 (41)
From
Yuba City, California, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
6 on Motif · 10 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 67% in 30 days

What are Adrian Molina's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Melancholic
2
Tense
1
Warm
1
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

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 Adrian Molina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Adrian Molina'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

10 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Coco 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2029)

    Co-Director

  • Elio(2025)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Turning Red(2022)

    Other · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Coco(2017)

    Co-Director · Original Story · Screenplay · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Dante's Lunch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • The Good Dinosaur(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Monsters University(2013)

    Additional Writing · Title Designer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Ratatouille(2007)

    Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Imaginary Friend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Thanks

  • CuddleBee Hugs n Such (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 2006 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 9: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting4 of 9: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 9: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 9: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 9: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s2 · crew

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

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2026.

  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated 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 Adrian Molina's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4

Reviewers score the atmosphere 83/100 and the pacing 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Adrian Molina's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Adrian Molina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adrian Molina's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Bloom shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles