Steve Oedekerk is an American comedian, director, editor, producer, screenwriter and actor. Oedekerk is best known for his collaborations with actor Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac (particularly the Ace Ventura franchise), his series of "Thumbmation" shorts and his film Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002).
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 27, 1961 (64)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Producer, writer, actor and director
- 24 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
What are Steve Oedekerk's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 12
Light 13 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5
Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 13
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4
Casual 14 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 15 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Chosen One in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
- Threshold guardianas Mr. Beady in Back at the Barnyard (2007)
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet2
- Cyclical2
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 Steve Oedekerk's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Steve Oedekerk'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
40 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Austin & Ally(2011)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Cowboys & Aliens(2011)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Planet Sheen(2010)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Cowman: The Uddered Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Back at the Barnyard(2007)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Evan Almighty(2007)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Upside Down Show(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Barnyard(2006)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Bruce Almighty(2003)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Jimmy Neutron: The Eggpire Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Godthumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Santa vs. the Snowman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Frankenthumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic Thumb Double Feature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Juwanna Mann(2002)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist(2002)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Blair Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Bat Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Thumbtanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Barnyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Patch Adams(1998)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Jimmy Neutron: Runaway Rocketboy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
steve.oedekerk.com (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Nothing to Lose(1997)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Nutty Professor(1996)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
High Strung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Casual Sex?(1988)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Full House(1987)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 40 titles from 1987 to 2011.
Biggest box office
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Highest rated
Patch Adams (1998)
Most popular right now
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)
Film career
Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.
- 1992Screen debut· High Strung
- 1992First top-billed film· High Strung
- 2007Career best· Back at the Barnyard
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
Nominated for an Oscar in 2002, Best Animated Feature.
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 Steve Oedekerk's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 15 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 Steve Oedekerk's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs lighter than most films.
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 Steve Oedekerk work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steve Oedekerk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Marshal shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Keith AlcornShared titles: Planet Sheen (2010), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Keith Alcorn
- Mike GasawayShared titles: Planet Sheen (2010), Back at the Barnyard (2007), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Mike Gasaway
- Tom ShadyacShared titles: Evan Almighty (2007), Bruce Almighty (2003), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Patch Adams (1998), The Nutty Professor (1996)See all 5 shared titles with Tom Shadyac
- Butch HartmanShared titles: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Butch Hartman
Writers
- Jed SpingarnShared titles: Back at the Barnyard (2007), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Jed Spingarn
- Gene GrilloShared titles: Back at the Barnyard (2007), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Gene Grillo
- Steve MarmelShared titles: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Steve Marmel
- Rico HillShared titles: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Rico Hill
Actors
- Jeff GarciaShared titles: Planet Sheen (2010), Back at the Barnyard (2007), Barnyard (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)See all 8 shared titles with Jeff Garcia
- Rob PaulsenShared titles: Planet Sheen (2010), Back at the Barnyard (2007), Barnyard (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)See all 8 shared titles with Rob Paulsen
- Carolyn LawrenceShared titles: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Carolyn Lawrence
- Crystal ScalesShared titles: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Crystal Scales
Composers and editors
- Joe E. ElwoodShared titles: Planet Sheen (2010), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Joe E. Elwood
- Guy MoonShared titles: Back at the Barnyard (2007), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Guy Moon
- John DebneyShared titles: Evan Almighty (2007), Barnyard (2006), Bruce Almighty (2003), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)See all 4 shared titles with John Debney
- Charlie BrissetteShared titles: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Charlie Brissette
Producers
- Paul MarshalShared titles: Planet Sheen (2010), Back at the Barnyard (2007), Barnyard (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)See all 9 shared titles with Paul Marshal
- Benjamin GilbergShared titles: Planet Sheen (2010), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Benjamin Gilberg
- Brian GrazerShared titles: Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), The Nutty Professor (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Brian Grazer
- Bob BoyleShared titles: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006), The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Boyle