Kyle Balda

What are Kyle Balda's films like?

Across their 11 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 Kyle Balda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

• Netflix5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Jumanji (1995) · animation supervisor
  • Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) · actor, director
  • Minions & More 1 (2022) · director
  • Minions (2015) · actor, director
  • Despicable Me 3 (2017) · actor, director
• Disney+3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001) · animation
  • Toy Story 2 (1999) · animation director
  • A Bug's Life (1998) · animation
• Prime Video2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Sheep Detectives (2026) · director
  • Swimming to Sea (2012) · writer
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Toy Story 2 (1999) · animation director
• Peacock1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Minions (2015) · actor, director
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Mask (1994) · animation · free

Subscription and free streaming for Kyle Balda'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

28 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

• 

  The Sheep Detectives(2026)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
• 

  Minions & More 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

  Director
• 

  Minions & More 1(2022)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
• 

  Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)

  Director · as Additional Voices (voice)

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
• 

  Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Director
• 

  Despicable Me 3(2017)

  Director · as Additional Voice (voice)

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films47^th
• 

  Weenie(2016)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films7^th
• 

  Competition(2015)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films58^th
• 

  Minions(2015)

  Director · as Additional Voices (voice)

  Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films56^th
• 

  Forces of Nature(2012)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
• 

  Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Director
• 

  Wagon Ho!(2012)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films22^nd
• 

  The Lorax(2012)

  Co-Director

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
• 

  Swimming to Sea(2012)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films84^th
• 

  Banana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Director
• 

  Home Makeover(2010)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films73^rd
• 

  Orientation Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Director
• 

  Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director
• 

  Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book(2009)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films28^th
• 

  Dragon Hunters(2008)

  Animation Director

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films67^th
• 

  Monsters, Inc.(2001)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
• 

  Toy Story 2(1999)

  Animation Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
• 

  A Bug's Life(1998)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
• 

  Mars Attacks!(1996)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films58^th
• 

  Jumanji(1995)

  Animation Supervisor

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
• 

  Sleepy Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  Animation
• 

  The Mask(1994)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
• 

  My Life On Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  as (voice)

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Minions (2015)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

Midcredits 95^th

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2016, Best Animated 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 Kyle Balda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67^th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

3134

• Universally Loved3
• Crowd Pleaser13
• Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Weenie (2016)

56^th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

Midcredits 95^th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 8 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 Kyle Balda's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most 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 Kyle Balda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kyle Balda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Renaud shares the most, 9.