Chris Sanders

Writer and director. Born 12 March 1962 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

Titles on Fi1m4 acting · 5 directing · 4 writing · 3 producing · 1 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

12 March 1962, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Active

1991–present

Frequently works with

Dean DeBlois

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

83Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Chris’s work 7 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $2bn across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 4 Oscar nominations
Active: 1991–present

Genres

Animation4
Family4
Adventure2
Fantasy2
Romance2
Drama1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestBeauty and the Beast1991

74WorstMulan1998

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31980s

81990s

112000s

82010s

122020s

Directors most worked with

Dean DeBlois2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards4 nominated

Nominated2025Best Animated Feature · The Wild Robot
Nominated2014Best Animated Feature · The Croods
Nominated2011Best Animated Feature · How to Train Your Dragon
Nominated2003Best Animated Feature · Lilo & Stitch

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.