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Charlie Bean

Charlie Bean

Writer, director and actor, also producer · Born August 10, 1970 (56) · Los Angeles, California, U.S

Primetime Emmy nominee

Charlie Bean is an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor, known for directing The Lego Ninjago Movie with Paul Fisher and Bob Logan and his work on Tron: Uprising as a director and executive producer. He also worked as a storyboard artist on Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, I Am Weasel, and Cow and Chicken, as well as a director and storyboard supervisor on Robotboy. He co-created two pilots for Cartoon Network, one with Don Shank and Carey Yost and one with Chris Reccardi, which were respectively entitled Buy One, Get One Free and IMP, Inc. Bean was also a layout artist on The Ren and Stimpy Show, Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animated Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlie Bean (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 10, 1970 (56)
From
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Works as
Writer, director and actor, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 76% in 30 days

What are Charlie Bean's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Self
27%
Morality
17%
Survival
4%
Society
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
3
Triumphant
3
Absurd
3
Tense
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Charlie Bean's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Charlie Bean'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

29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Director

  • The Windshield Wiper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as (voice)

  • Lady and the Tramp(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tron: Uprising(2012)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Producer · as Additional Voices

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Verne on Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Thanks

  • Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Story Developer

  • Class of 3000(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Other

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Robotboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 130 episodes · Director

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • The Powerpuff Girls Movie(2002)

    Story · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Kitty Bobo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Layout

  • Samurai Jack(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Imp, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Powerpuff Girls(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus(1998)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Cow and Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 8 episodes · Storyboard

  • I Am Weasel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard

  • Johnny Bravo(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Buy One, Get One Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Creator · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Dexter's Laboratory(1996)

    Show 7 episodes · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • What a Cartoon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator · Layout · Writer

  • Shnookums and Meat! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Layout

  • The Natural History of Parking Lots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Chris

  • Tiny Toon Adventures(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • In the Land of Imagined Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 27 of them dated from 1990 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

$124M worldwide

Highest rated

Samurai Jack (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Powerpuff Girls (1998)

Film career

  • 2021Screen debut· The Windshield Wiper

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 29: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 29: 7 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting12 of 29: 9 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew9 of 29: 7 only other crew, 2 with another role

29 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2000s9 · crew2010s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · acting

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2008, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour).

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 Charlie Bean's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Samurai Jack (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Charlie Bean's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles22–65 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–33 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles10–27 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles5–24 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles19–64 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Charlie Bean work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charlie Bean's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Bennett shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers