Erik Kling

Director · Born August 3, 1977 (49) · Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Erik Kling was born on 3 August 1977 in Lawrence, Kansas, USA. He is a director, known for Hamster & Gretel (2022), The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space (2020) and Dinotrux Supercharged (2017).

Biography from IMDb.

Born: August 3, 1977 (49)
From: Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Works as: Director
Titles: 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 45% in 30 days

What are Erik Kling's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

47%

Society

33%

Power

16%

Self

5%

Friendship3 Community3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

4

Joyful

3

Warm

1

Tense

1

Thrilling

1

How their films linger

Fun4 Feel-good3

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 Erik Kling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Erik Kling'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

11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

President Curtis(2026)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Curses!(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Hamster & Gretel(2022)
Show 15 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas(2020)
Director
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Madagascar: A Little Wild - A Fang-Tastic Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Director
Madagascar: A Little Wild(2020)
Show 16 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Storyboard Artist
The Last Apostle: Journies in the Holy Land(2020)
Graphic Designer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants(2018)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Animation Block Party Mixtape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Director

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018)

Midcredits 46^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing8 of 11 · 44^thOther crew4 of 11

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s9 · 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.

Who does Erik Kling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erik Kling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David H. Brooks shares the most, 2.

Erik Kling

What are Erik Kling's films like?

Themes

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Erik Kling's films?

Filmography

Career shape

By role

By decade

Who does Erik Kling work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers