---
name: "Jim Reardon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jim-reardon"
fi1m_id: "jim-reardon"
imdb_id: "nm0714114"
tmdb_id: 15020
wikidata_id: "Q1689199"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
born: "9 June 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T14:38:13.527428+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jim Reardon

## Identity

Jim Reardon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jim-reardon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jim-reardon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0714114
- **TMDB ID:** 15020
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1689199
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reardon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1689199, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714114/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15020

Writer and director. Born 9 June 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Born:** 9 June 1965, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- **Active:** 1989–2018
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 directing, 4 writing, 1 other
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 2000s 92 (1), 2010s 72 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 76 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 4, Family 4, Adventure 3, Comedy 3, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,547m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reardon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1689199, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714114/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15020

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*WALL·E*](https://film.one/film/walle.md) (92), [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jim Reardon is an American animation director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the animated series *The Simpsons*, where he directed over 30 episodes and served as supervising director for seasons 9 through 15.

While a student at the California Institute of the Arts, Reardon made the short film *Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown* (1986). He later wrote for *Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures* and *Tiny Toon Adventures*. He co-wrote the screenplay for the Pixar film *WALL·E* (2008) with Andrew Stanton and worked in story roles on Disney Animation films including *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012) and *Zootopia* (2016).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Directed (1)

- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), Fi1m 66, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/ralph-breaks-the-internet.md)
- *Zootopia* (2016), Fi1m 82, Head of Story, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md)
- *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Fi1m 70, Story Supervisor, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md)
- *WALL·E* (2008), Fi1m 92, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Finding Dory* (2016), Fi1m 68, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), Story — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/ralph-breaks-the-internet.md)
- *Finding Dory* (2016), Thanks — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md)
- *Zootopia* (2016), Story, Head of Story — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md)
- *Feast* (2014), as Other
- *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Story Supervisor, Story — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md)
- *WALL·E* (2008), Screenplay — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md)
- *The Simpsons - Kiss and Tell: The Story of Their Love* (2006), Director
- *The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror* (2003), Director
- *Tiny Toon Adventures* (1990), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *The Butter Battle Book* (1989), Storyboard Artist
- *Christmas in Tattertown* (1988), Writer
- *A Story* (1987), Thanks
- *Somewhere in the Arctic...* (1986), Thanks
- *Ouchless* (1985), Director
- *Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film*, Story

## Gallery

- ![Jim Reardon](https://film.one/media/person/61814/gallery-c26697c548bb.jpg) Jim Reardon — Image via TMDB
- ![Jim Reardon](https://film.one/media/person/61814/gallery-e48596672593.jpg) Jim Reardon — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2009: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *WALL-E*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hugo Awards 2009: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (won), for *WALL-E*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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