Portrait of Bruce W. Smith

Directing

Bruce W. Smith

Career

Active from 1985 to 2022, with a break from 2006 to 2018, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hair Love
Hair Love
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce W. Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.0, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intergenerational Bonding 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    22
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title
    A Proud Family Wizmas
    A Proud Family Wizmas (2026)

    Executive Producer

    2010s

    5 titles ยท average score 73
    Hair Love
    Hair Love (2019)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Director

    The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
    The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Animation

    Wreck-It Ralph
    Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Additional Effects Development

    Winnie the Pooh
    Winnie the Pooh (2011)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Supervising Animator

    The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
    The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Animation

    2000s

    5 titles ยท average score 66
    The Princess and the Frog
    The Princess and the Frog (2009)
    GoodWatch score 76

    Supervising Animator

    The Proud Family Movie
    The Proud Family Movie (2005)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Director

    Home on the Range
    Home on the Range (2004)
    GoodWatch score 50

    Supervising Animator

    One by One
    One by One (2004)

    Visual Development

    The Emperor's New Groove
    The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Supervising Animator

    1990s

    6 titles ยท average score 53
    Space Jam
    Space Jam (1996)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Animation Director

    Arli$$
    Arli$$ (1996)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show ยท as Bruce Smith

    A Goofy Movie
    A Goofy Movie (1995)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Character Designer

    The Pagemaster
    The Pagemaster (1994)
    GoodWatch score 39

    Animation Director, Supervising Animator

    Bebe's Kids
    Bebe's Kids (1992)
    GoodWatch score 50

    Director

    Rover Dangerfield
    Rover Dangerfield (1991)
    GoodWatch score 37

    Sequence Supervisor

    1980s

    5 titles ยท average score 69
    Back to Neverland
    Back to Neverland (1989)

    as Animator

    Tummy Trouble
    Tummy Trouble (1989)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Animation

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    GoodWatch score 84

    Animation

    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
    GoodWatch score 51

    Animation

    Garfield in the Rough
    Garfield in the Rough (1984)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Key Animation