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Boyd Kirkland

Director, writer and producer · Died January 27, 2011, aged 60 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Boyd Douglas Kirkland (November 4, 1950 – January 27, 2011) was an American television director of animated cartoons. He was best known for his work on X-Men: Evolution and Batman: The Animated Series

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 4, 1950
Died
January 27, 2011 (aged 60)
From
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all

What are Boyd Kirkland's films like?

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

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3

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 Boyd Kirkland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Boyd Kirkland'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Alpha and Omega(2010)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Generator Rex(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Wolverine and the X-Men(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Ultimate Avengers II(2006)

    Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Batman Begins(2005)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • X-Men: Evolution(2000)

    Show 52 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Lobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero(1998)

    Director · Character Designer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Jesus, the Son of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Storyboard Artist

  • Gargoyles(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm(1993)

    Director · Storyboard Designer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Elijah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Story Artist

  • Batman: The Animated Series(1992)

    Show 21 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1989 to 2010.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 18: 2 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting6 of 18: 3 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 18: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew11 of 18: 8 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score91st

18 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s4 · 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 Boyd Kirkland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 4 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 Boyd Kirkland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–22 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian 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 Boyd Kirkland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Boyd Kirkland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven E. Gordon shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles