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Lauren Faust

Lauren Faust

Writer, producer and director · Born July 25, 1974 (52) · San Jose, California, USA

Lauren Faust is an American writer, director, and producer of animated films and shows, best known as the creator of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. She often collaborates with her husband Craig McCracken.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 25, 1974 (52)
From
San Jose, California, USA
Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 46 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Lauren Faust's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
28%
Morality
15%
Society
15%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 10 · 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 10 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Hopeful
8
Warm
5
Absurd
4
Tense
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet5

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 Lauren Faust's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lauren Faust'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

46 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kid Cosmic(2021)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip(2019)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • DC Super Hero Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 52 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer · Story Developer · Writer

  • My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever(2018)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Late Batsby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • My Little Pony: The Movie(2017)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree(2016)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games(2015)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Photo Finished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Characters

  • All's Fair in Love & Friendship Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Characters

  • Pinkie Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Characters

  • The Science of Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Characters

  • Friendship Through the Ages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Characters

  • Life is a Runway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Characters

  • My Past is Not Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Characters

  • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks Animated(2014)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Perfect Day for Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Characters

  • Shake Your Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Characters

  • A Case for the Bass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Characters

  • Player Piano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Characters

  • Pinkie on the One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Characters

  • Hamstocalypse Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Characters

  • Guitar Centered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Characters

  • Wander Over Yonder(2013)

    Show 38 episodes · Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls(2013)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Super Best Friends Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Character Designer · Creator · Executive Producer · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic(2010)

    Show 91 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Story

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination(2008)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack(2008)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • CN Invaded Part 1: Cheese A-Go-Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Good Wilt Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Lost Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends(2004)

    Show 82 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends: House of Bloo's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Story

  • The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas(2003)

    Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Powerpuff Girls Movie(2002)

    Character Designer · Story · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Animation

  • The Iron Giant(1999)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Powerpuff Girls(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Quest for Camelot(1998)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Cats Don't Dance(1997)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Political Correction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Additional Voices

  • Home, Honey, I'm High! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1994 to 2019.

Biggest box office

My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)

$60M worldwide

Highest rated

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks Animated (2014)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Powerpuff Girls (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 44: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting5 of 44: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting36 of 44: 27 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thProducing7 of 44: 1 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew8 of 44: 4 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

44 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · 2 acting · 5 crew2000s9 · crew2010s28 · 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.

How do Lauren Faust's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)

81st percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)

Midcredits 93rd · 77% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 10 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 Lauren Faust's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles22–58 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–28 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles12–29 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles2–26 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles35–62 · 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 Lauren Faust work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lauren Faust's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tara Strong shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Tara Strong11 titles · 10 as actor    See all 11 shared titles with Tara Strong
  • Tom Kenny7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Tom Kenny
  • Andrea Libman7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Andrea Libman
  • Ashleigh Ball7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ashleigh Ball

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Kirsten Newlands6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kirsten Newlands
  • Sarah Wall6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Sarah Wall
  • Stephen Davis6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Stephen Davis
  • Devon Cody5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Devon Cody

Mixed roles