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Chris Wedge

Chris Wedge

Actor, producer, director and writer · Born March 20, 1957 (69) · Binghamton, New York, USA

Oscar winner

John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He is best known for being the lead animator of the sci-fi action film Tron (1982), co-founding the now defunct animation studio Blue Sky Studios, and directing the short film Bunny (1998) and the feature films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005) and Epic (2013). Wedge has received two Academy Awards nominations: one for Bunny, for which he won Best Animated Short; and Ice Age, nominated for Best Animated Feature. He also created and voiced the character Scrat in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Wedge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 20, 1957 (69)
From
Binghamton, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, director and writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 45 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 15% in 30 days

What are Chris Wedge's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Bonds
34%
Society
14%
Survival
7%
Ideas
3%
Morality
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 23 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 11

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 12 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 20

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 8
Trickster
2 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
23
Absurd
13
Thrilling
12
Warm
9
Hopeful
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Chris Wedge's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Wedge'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

45 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ice Age: Boiling Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

  • Nimona(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: Scrat Tales(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Ice Age: The Last Adventure of Scrat (The End) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Scrat (voice)

  • The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Scrat (voice)

  • Spies in Disguise(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ferdinand(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Monster Trucks(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Scrat: Spaced Out(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: Collision Course(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • More Nuts for Scrat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Scrat (voice)

  • Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

  • Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

  • Inside Out: Mind Candy(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rio 2(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Epic(2013)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Walking with Dinosaurs 3D(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: Continental Drift(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rio(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Scrat's Continental Crack-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

  • Scrat in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Scrat Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Scrat (voice)

  • Aliens in the Attic(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Sid(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Horton Hears a Who!(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • No Time for Nuts(2006)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: The Meltdown(2006)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Hacky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Robots(2005)

    Director · as Wonderbot / Phone Booth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Gone Nutty(2002)

    Executive Producer · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age(2002)

    Director · as Dodo / Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer · as Bunny (voice)

  • Alien: Resurrection(1997)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Simple Wish(1997)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Joe's Apartment(1996)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Scrat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Balloon Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Producer

  • Tuber's Two Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Animation · Producer

  • Tron(1982)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Daymaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Animation · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1982 to 2023; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

$887M worldwide

Highest rated

Ice Age (2002)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19822023

Peak 2010 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1998Screen debut· Bunny
  • 2002First top-billed film· Gone Nutty
  • 2002Oscar nomination· Ice Age
  • 2006Breakout· No Time for Nuts
  • 2006Career best· No Time for Nuts
  • 2022Career best· Ice Age: Scrat Tales

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 41: 5 only acting, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting8 of 41: 1 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting3 of 41: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing25 of 41: 5 only producing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew7 of 41: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

41 titles, 25 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s11 · 10 acting · 10 crew2010s16 · 10 acting · 15 crew2020s4 · 3 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 35% of 17 roles
9808

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar from 2 major nominations, 1999–2003.

WinNomination
  1. 2003
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature
  2. 1999
    • Oscar, won · Best Short Film, Animated

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 Wedge's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie (2013)

84th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

Ice Age (2002)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Wedge's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles32–46 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles16–33 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles12–37 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles8–32 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles30–46 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Chris Wedge work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Wedge's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carlos Saldanha shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • John Leguizamo9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with John Leguizamo
  • Denis Leary7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Denis Leary
  • Ray Romano7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ray Romano
  • Josh Peck5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Josh Peck

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles