Chris Prynoski

Producer and director, also actor and writer · Born November 1, 1971 (54) · Bordentown, New Jersey, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Chris Prynoski was born on 1 November 1971 in New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Motorcity (2012), Her (2013) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).

Biography from IMDb.

Born: November 1, 1971 (54)
From: Bordentown, New Jersey, USA
Works as: Producer and director, also actor and writer
Titles: 81 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Chris Prynoski's films like?

Across their 73 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

32%

Self

28%

Society

17%

Survival

Morality

Ideas

Power

Friendship27 Identity21 Family bonds20 Community22 Purpose11 Coming of age8 Ambition8 Survival7

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 10

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Heightened

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 8

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Funny

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 8

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

Joyful

Thrilling

Warm

Tense

Other

How their films linger

Fun49 Feel-good36 Hopeful19 Thought-provoking15 Bittersweet7 Rousing5

How their films end · 6 with a twist

Happy21
Bittersweet25
Ambiguous17
Cyclical10

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 Chris Prynoski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 81 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (18).

Also on these channels

Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Prynoski'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

100 credits, 81 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Golden Axe(2026)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Among Us(2026)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Mating Season(2026)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Kevin(2026)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Draw Your Weapons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 11 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Commentator Chris
Strip Law(2026)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Dang!(2026)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles(2026)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Adult Swim's the Elephant(2025)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Mighty Nein(2025)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Duolingo: The Final Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer
The Sisters Grimm(2025)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Haunted Hotel(2025)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Smurfs(2025)
as Quiet Smurf / Way Back There Smurf / Shark Taming Smurf (voice)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Kiff Lore of the Ring Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Executive Producer
StuGo(2025)
Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld(2024)
Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
An Almost Christmas Story(2024)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Angry Birds: Mystery Island(2024)
Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy(2024)
Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Everybody Still Hates Chris(2024)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Scavengers Reign(2023)
Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar(2023)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart(2023)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Frog and Toad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer
Royal Crackers(2023)
Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Digman!(2023)
Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Agent Elvis(2023)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Super Turbo Story Time(2023)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Kiff(2023)
Show 113 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Pupstruction(2023)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Pantheon(2022)
Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Beavis and Butt-Head(2022)
Show 71 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Duck & Goose(2022)
Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Diabolical(2022)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)
Show 48 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Beastmaster (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Human Resources(2022)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Harriet the Spy(2021)
Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Fairfax(2021)
Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Chicago Party Aunt(2021)
Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
The Harper House(2021)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Arlo the Alligator Boy(2021)
Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Amend: The Fight for America(2021)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
I Heart Arlo(2021)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Q-Force(2021)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons(2020)
Production Supervisor
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Smiling Friends(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Midnight Gospel(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
T.O.T.S.(2019)
Show 150 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart(2014)
Show 40 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Mail Mole
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Vernon and Gus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer
Love, Death & Robots(2019)
Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Alien News Desk(2019)
Show 1 episode · Creator · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Cleopatra in Space(2019)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher(2018)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Ballmastrz: 9009(2018)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Father of the Year(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants(2018)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Tigtone(2018)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Executive Producer
Niko and the Sword of Light(2015)
Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Home: For the Holidays(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Neo Yokio(2017)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Nerdland(2016)
Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio(2016)
Show 10 episodes · Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh(2016)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Little Big Awesome(2016)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Face Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Writer
Goldie and Bear(2015)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past(2015)
Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Moonbeam City(2015)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
'Tallica Parking Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Executive Producer
Turbo FAST(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
极速蜗牛：狂奔 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 52 episodes · Director · Creator
Uncle Grandpa(2010)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
Girl Rising(2013)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Pinched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Executive Producer
Motorcity(2012)
Show Director · Creator · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
China, IL(2008)
Show 30 episodes · Director · Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Black Dynamite(2011)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Freaknik: The Musical(2010)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Black Panther(2010)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
G.I. Joe: Resolute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Executive Producer
Happy Monster Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 15 episodes · Director
Let's Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Director
Superjail!(2007)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
The Amazing Screw-On Head(2005)
Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Metalocalypse(2006)
Show 13 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Megas XLR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 13 episodes · Director
The Venture Bros.(2003)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Flip - Sorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Animation Director
Freddy Got Fingered(2001)
Animation Supervisor
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Downtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator
Daria(1997)
Show 13 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America(1996)
Animation Director
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Foxy Trotter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director · Producer
Odd Jobs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 73 titles, 71 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Scavengers Reign (2023)

Midcredits 98^th

Film career

19962026

2022Screen debut· The Legend of Vox Machina
2025First film· Smurfs

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting3 of 73Directing13 of 73 · 72^ndWriting3 of 73Producing54 of 73 · 49^thOther crew12 of 73 · 45^th

73 titles, 9 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s39 · 3 acting · 38 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.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2000–2024.

2024
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
2022
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
2020
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
2019
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
2000
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)

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 Chris Prynoski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71^st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

72^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

81^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 81 titles, by percentile

75^th and up26
50^th to 74^th11
25^th to 49^th26
Below 25^th18

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 81 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved13
Divisive8
Cult Classic11
Crowd Pleaser12
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed36

Most divisive · producer

Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles (2026)

99^th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Scavengers Reign (2023)

Midcredits 98^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 10 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 Chris Prynoski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore25 titles32–92 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity29 titles23–79 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity26 titles27–90 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs24 titles13–74 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense25 titles29–79 · median 55 · moderateheavier 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.