Rob Minkoff’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Rob Minkoff has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Lion King.
Recurring themes

Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
2004
Adventure · Animation

Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
Animation · Family

Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
Animation · Family

The Ant Bully
2006
Fantasy · Adventure

Shrek the Halls
2007
Adventure · Animation

Playmobil: The Movie
2019
Family · Animation

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
2014
Animation · Family

Shrek the Third
2007
Fantasy · Adventure

The Lion King
1994 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

The Forbidden Kingdom
2008 · Movie · Director
Top 28%Prime Video · Included

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Movie · Voice
Top 44%Disney+ · Included

Flypaper
2011 · Movie · Director
Top 64%AMC+ · Included

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022 · Movie · Director
Top 80%Hulu · Included

Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014 · Movie · Director
Top 82%Peacock · Included

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Dir. Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff · With Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Jeremy Irons

An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Dir. Don Hahn · With Don Hahn, Roy Edward Disney, Michael Eisner
A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Tim Blake Nelson

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
Dir. Rob Minkoff, Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier · With Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these difficulties with as much pluck and courage as he can muster.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie
Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner Sara get a call one night from a mansion owner, Edward Gracey, who wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion, a torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands them with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Terence Stamp
Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.
Dir. Rob Minkoff · With Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie