Portrait of Kyle Balda

Directing

Kyle Balda

Career

Active from 2009 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kyle Balda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.9, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.4, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    1.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 6
  • Family-Friendly Animation 3
  • Animated Short 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Visual Gags 3
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • CGI Animation 2
  • Minions 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
My Life On Mars
My Life On Mars

as (voice)

2020s

4 titles · average score 71
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

as Additional Voices (voice)

Minions & More Volume 1
Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Minions & More Volume 2
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

2010s

13 titles · average score 58
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
GoodWatch score 56

as Additional Voice (voice)

Weenie
Weenie (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Minions
Minions (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Additional Voices (voice)

Competition
Competition (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Wagon Ho!
Wagon Ho! (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Serenade
Serenade (2012)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

The Lorax
The Lorax (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

Co-Director

Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Banana
Banana (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Home Makeover
Home Makeover (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Orientation Day
Orientation Day (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Despicable Me
Despicable Me (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

Layout Supervisor

2000s

4 titles · average score 67
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

Animation

Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009
Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009 (2009)

Director

Dragon Hunters
Dragon Hunters (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

Animation Director

Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
GoodWatch score 85

Animation

1990s

6 titles · average score 71
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 87

Animation Director

A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

Animation

Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

Animation

Jumanji
Jumanji (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

Animation Supervisor

The Mask
The Mask (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

Animation

Sleepy Guy
Sleepy Guy (1994)

Animation