Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award, and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song. She is widely known for directing the stage musical, The Lion King, for which she became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing a musical, in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design. She had been the director of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark before leaving in March 2011, after four months of previews (the longest preview period for any show in Broadway history), following artistic differences with the producers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julie Taymor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 15, 1952 (73)
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Julie Taymor's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 6
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
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 Julie Taymor's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Julie Taymor'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
16 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Glorias(2020)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Lion King(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Tempest(2010)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all filmsCreating the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Across the Universe(2007)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Magic Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Colbert Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Frida(2002)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Titus(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Oedipus Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Fool's Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Ghosts of Versailles(1992)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Raising The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1982 to 2020.
Biggest box office
The Lion King (2019)
Highest rated
Frida (2002)
Most popular right now
The Lion King (2019)
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
a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 1993–2003.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Song
- Venice award, won
- Venice award, nominated
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program
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 Julie Taymor's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 7 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 Julie Taymor's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier 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 Julie Taymor work with?
People who share at least 2 of Julie Taymor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elliot Goldenthal shares the most, 6.
Writers
- William ShakespeareShared titles: Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), The Tempest (2010), Titus (1999)See all 3 shared titles with William Shakespeare
Actors
- Alan CummingShared titles: The Tempest (2010), Titus (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Cumming
- Alfred MolinaShared titles: The Tempest (2010), Frida (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Alfred Molina
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Elliot GoldenthalShared titles: The Glorias (2020), Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), The Tempest (2010), Across the Universe (2007), Frida (2002), Titus (1999)See all 6 shared titles with Elliot Goldenthal
- Françoise BonnotShared titles: The Tempest (2010), Across the Universe (2007), Frida (2002), Titus (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Françoise Bonnot
- Rodrigo PrietoShared titles: The Glorias (2020), Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), Frida (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Rodrigo Prieto
Producers
- Lynn HendeeShared titles: The Glorias (2020), Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), The Tempest (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Lynn Hendee
- Phyllis LaVoieShared titles: Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), The Tempest (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Phyllis LaVoie
- Robert ChartoffShared titles: Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), The Tempest (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Chartoff
