6 Movies Directed by Brad Bird

The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(116701 Reviews)

Director:

Brad Bird

Cast:

Writer:

Tim McCanlies (screenplay)

Brad Bird (screen story)

Ted Hughes (book)

Fullplot:

This is the story of a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth Hughes who makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that came from outer space. Meanwhile, a paranoid U.S. Government agent named Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. It's up to Hogarth to protect him by keeping him at Dean McCoppin's place in the junkyard.

The Incredibles

The Incredibles

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-11-05

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(429984 Reviews)

Director:

Brad Bird

Fullplot:

Bob Parr (A.K.A. Mr. Incredible), and his wife Helen (A.K.A. Elastigirl), are the world's greatest famous crime-fighting superheroes in Metroville. Always saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. But fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they have no choice but to retire as superheroes to live a "normal life" with their three children Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack (who were secretly born with superpowers). Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-29

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

(424406 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Brad Bird (screenwriter)

Jan Pinkava (original story by)

Jim Capobianco (original story)

Brad Bird (original story)

Emily Cook (additional story material)

Kathy Greenberg (additional story material)

Bob Peterson (additional story material)

Fullplot:

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.

Jack-Jack Attack

Jack-Jack Attack

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-03-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

5 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (7852 Reviews)

Director:

Brad Bird

Cast:

Writer:

Brad Bird

Teddy Newton (story)

Mark Andrews (story)

Rob Gibbs (story)

Bosco Ng (story)

Fullplot:

In a dark room, Agent Rick Dicker interrogates Kari, a young girl with braces. He asks what happened. Kari explains that she was babysitting for an infant, Jack-Jack, who seems able to levitate, float, pass through walls, catch fire, and cause havoc. Kari stays nimble but barely holds on until an odd young man with orange hair and an "S" on his shirt rings the bell.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-21

Languages:

English, Russian, French, Arabic, Swedish

Countries:

USA, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (331411 Reviews)

Director:

Brad Bird

Cast:

Writer:

Josh Appelbaum

Andrè Nemec

Bruce Geller (television series "Mission: Impossible")

Fullplot:

In the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible series, Ethan Hunt and a new team race against time to track down Hendricks, a dangerous terrorist who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt by the team to stop him at the Kremlin ends in a disaster, with an explosion causing severe damage to the Kremlin and the IMF being implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to invoke Ghost Protocol, under which the IMF is disavowed, and will be offered no help or backup in any form. Undaunted, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks to Dubai, and from there to Mumbai, but several spectacular action sequences later, they might still be too late to stop a disaster.

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-05-22

Languages:

English, French, Japanese

Countries:

USA, Spain

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (41851 Reviews)

Director:

Brad Bird

Cast:

Writer:

Damon Lindelof (screenplay)

Brad Bird (screenplay)

Damon Lindelof (story)

Brad Bird (story)

Jeff Jensen (story)

Fullplot:

Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."

Become a Movie Insider

Join our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.

View our privacy policy.