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Anthony Stacchi

Anthony Stacchi

Writer and director · Born August 21, 1961 (65)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony F. Stacchi (born August 21, 1961) is an American effects animator and film director. Stacchi graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a BFA in Film then went on to be an Animator and Commercial Director at San Francisco's Colossal Pictures and an effects animator at Industrial Light and Magic on Back to the Future, Hook, The Rocketeer and Ghost, and James and the Giant Peach. He was a storyboard artist for Antz, Spirit and Curious George and was the head of story for ILM's aborted computer animated feature "Frankenstien", and a short film, Work in Progress. He recently made his directorial debut as co-director of Sony's first animated film Open Season. He will also direct an animated stop-motion film based on Alan Snow's children's novel Here Be Monsters! for LAIKA. The movie is announced for 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Stacchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 21, 1961 (65)
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 10 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Anthony Stacchi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
23%
Society
18%
Morality
4%
Power
3%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · 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 0 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · 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 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Manic
1
Triumphant
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Cyclical1

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 Anthony Stacchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Stacchi'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

10 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Open Season: Call of Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 52 episodes · Characters

  • The Monkey King(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio(2022)

    Additional Storyboarding

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Open Season: Scared Silly(2015)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Boxtrolls(2014)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Open Season 2(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run(2006)

    Co-Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Open Season(2006)

    Co-Director · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Wish That Changed Christmas(1991)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ghost(1990)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1990 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Open Season (2006)

$201M worldwide

Highest rated

The Boxtrolls (2014)

Midcredits 73rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 9: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting5 of 9: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 9: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

9 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Anthony Stacchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2006)

67th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Boxtrolls (2014)

Midcredits 73rd · 64% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 34/100 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 Anthony Stacchi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles15–41 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · 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 Anthony Stacchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Stacchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jill Culton shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers