From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony Bell is an American animator, film director and screenwriter. After getting his start as a character layout artist and cleanup artist for The Simpsons in the early nineties, he got the opportunity to direct a number of episodes for the Nickelodeon hit, Rugrats. Most recently, he has directed four episodes for the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks, and directed the animated comedy-drama film, Alpha and Omega, along with Ben Gluck. The film earned a cult following, despite its mixed-to-negative reaction. Anthony returned to co-direct its sequel Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure, after leaving the production of Norm of the North. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1973 (53)
- Albany, New York, USA
- Director, also producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Known for
What are Anthony Bell's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Cyclical1
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 Anthony Bell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Bell'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
20 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Young Jedi Adventures(2023)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Dragons: Riders of Berk(2012)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Alpha and Omega(2010)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Boondocks(2005)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Far From Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Monster O' McDonaldland Loch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
A Rugrats Kwanzaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Rugrats: All Growed Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
As Told by Ginger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Sissy Duckling(1999)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Wild Thornberrys(1998)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters(1994)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Rugrats(1991)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1991 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Alpha and Omega (2010)
Highest rated
Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012)
Most popular right now
Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
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.
How do Anthony Bell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 14 titles are Cult Classics.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 20. 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 Anthony Bell's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Anthony Bell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anthony Bell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dee Bradley Baker shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Crescenzo G.P. NotarileShared titles: The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World (2001), The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
Writers
- Lorraine GallacherShared titles: The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World (2001), The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Lorraine Gallacher
Actors
- Dee Bradley BakerShared titles: Young Jedi Adventures (2023), The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World (2001), The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Dee Bradley Baker
- Eric BauzaShared titles: Young Jedi Adventures (2023), The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Bauza
- Brian DrummondShared titles: Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022), Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Drummond
- Stephen RootShared titles: Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012), The Sissy Duckling (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Root
Composers and editors
- Richard FinnShared titles: Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022), Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Finn
- Mark MothersbaughShared titles: The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World (2001), The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Mothersbaugh
- Robert MothersbaughShared titles: The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World (2001), The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Mothersbaugh
Producers
- Ken KatsumotoShared titles: Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022), Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020), Alpha and Omega (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Ken Katsumoto
- Andrew TightShared titles: Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022), Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Tight
- Liz YoungShared titles: Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022), Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Liz Young
- Mike BujniewiczShared titles: Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022), Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Bujniewicz