Jason Headley

What are Jason Headley's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 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 Jason Headley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).

• Disney+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Onward (2020) · writer
  • Lightyear (2022) · writer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017) · director, writer
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017) · director, writer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Headley'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

5 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  Lightyear(2022)

  Screenplay · Story

  Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films42^nd
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  Onward(2020)

  Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films89^th
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  Don't Keep Your Love a Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

  Director
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  A Bad Idea Gone Wrong(2017)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films40^th
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  It's Not About the Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

  Director · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2013 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Lightyear (2022)

$226M worldwide

Highest rated

Onward (2020)

Midcredits 89^th

How do Jason Headley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42^nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 3 titles is Cult Classic.

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• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser1
• Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Lightyear (2022)

74^th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Onward (2020)

Midcredits 89^th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Jason Headley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Headley's MovieCove titles; Pete Docter shares the most, 2.

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  Pete Docter2 titlesSee all 2 shared titles with Pete Docter