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Jorgen Klubien

Jorgen Klubien

Writer and director · Born May 20, 1958 (68) · København, Danmark

Jørgen Klubien is a Danish animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and occasional director whose fingerprints are all over modern animation history. A veteran of Disney and Pixar, Klubien began his career animating on The Fox and the Hound, Oliver & Company, and The Little Mermaid, before moving into story work where he helped shape classics like The Lion King, Pocahontas, A Bug’s Life, Mulan, Toy Story 2, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He’s best known as the original creator and co-writer of Cars (2006), bringing his personal story concept to Pixar, where it became one of the studio’s biggest franchises. His later work includes storyboarding on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie and Disney’s Dumbo (2019), and continued contributions to major animation studios across feature and short-form projects. Also a musician, he’s the longtime frontman of Danish pop band Danseorkestret and a solo recording artist.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 20, 1958 (68)
From
København, Danmark
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 35 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 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Jorgen Klubien's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
26%
Self
26%
Society
11%
Ideas
7%
Redemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · 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 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Triumphant
2
Tense
2
Bittersweet
2
Joyful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2

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 Jorgen Klubien's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jorgen Klubien'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

35 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass(2025)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Academy of Magic(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dumbo(2019)

    Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Park(2019)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Emoji Movie(2017)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ted 2(2015)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • LEGO Hero Factory: Invasion From Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Free Birds(2013)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Frankenweenie(2012)

    Story Developer · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ted(2012)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hop(2011)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Shrek Forever After(2010)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • How to Train Your Dragon(2010)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Til middag hos... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sig selv

  • Cars(2006)

    Additional Storyboarding · Character Designer · Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Curious George(2006)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Monsters, Inc.(2001)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Toy Story 2(1999)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Little Wooden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Animation · Producer · Writer · as (voice)

  • A Bug's Life(1998)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mulan(1998)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • James and the Giant Peach(1996)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pocahontas(1995)

    Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Lion King(1994)

    Story · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)

    Art Department Manager · Character Designer · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thomas og Tim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show Creator

  • The Rescuers Down Under(1990)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Little Mermaid(1989)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Oliver & Company(1988)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • An American Tail(1986)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure(1985)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Otto er et næsehorn(1983)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Rubber Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Animation

  • The Fox and the Hound(1981)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Untitled Lani Pixels Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1981 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (1994)

$979M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 35: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 35: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting10 of 35: 7 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thProducing1 of 35: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew25 of 35: 22 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

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

By decade

1980s7 · crew1990s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew2000s3 · crew2010s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2020s2 · 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 Jorgen Klubien's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 29; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

99thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

The Emoji Movie (2017)

83rd percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 67/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 5 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 Jorgen Klubien's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jorgen Klubien work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jorgen Klubien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Burny Mattinson shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors