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Max Lang

Max Lang

Director, writer and actor · Born January 14, 1982 (44) · Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Max Lang was born in 1982 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an assistant director and writer, known for The Gruffalo (2009), The Snail and the Whale (2019) and Room on the Broom (2012).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 14, 1982 (44)
From
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Works as
Director, writer and actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 16 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 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Max Lang's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
26%
Society
18%
Survival
7%
Ideas
7%
Morality
5%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · 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 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
5
Hopeful
5
Bittersweet
2
Triumphant
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8

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 Max Lang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Max Lang'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, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spellbound(2024)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Tabby McTat(2023)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • C'est Magic ! - À la baguette ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • C'est Magic ! - De père en fils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • C'est Magic ! - Sucré, salé... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • C'est Magic ! - Tout feu tout flamme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Superworm(2021)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Zog and the Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Adaptation

  • The Snail and the Whale(2019)

    Director · Writer · as Fish (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Zog(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Albert(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Stick Man(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Room on the Broom(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Oh Sheep! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Gruffalo(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2009 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Stick Man (2015)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Gruffalo (2009)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 16: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting10 of 16: 6 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thWriting10 of 16: 6 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

16 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s9 · 1 acting · 9 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.

How do Max Lang's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Spellbound (2024)

72nd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Gruffalo (2009)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 59/100 in their films, across 8 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.

Who does Max Lang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Max Lang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Axel Scheffler shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers