Chris Sanders

March 12, 1962 (age 64) Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its live-action adaptation and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; and The Wild Robot (2024), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for all of them. In 2020, he made his live-action directorial debut with the adventure drama The Call of the Wild. He created the character Stitch in 1985, wrote the film's story, and voiced Stitch in almost all his media appearances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

11 titles
Community avg: 8.08 /10
  • 1
    1
    Lilo & Stitch
    2002June 2002 by Chris Sanders
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    8.48 Excellent++
  • 2
    2
    The Croods
    2013March 2013 by Chris Sanders
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 3
    3
    Tarzan
    1999June 1999 by Chris Buck
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    8.33 Excellent++
  • 4
    4
    Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
    2005August 2005 by Michael LaBash
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 5
    5
    Lilo & Stitch
    2025May 2025 by Dean Fleischer Camp
    Family, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Family, Science Fiction, Comedy
    8.13 Excellent+
  • 6
    6
    The Croods: A New Age
    2020November 2020 by Joel Crawford
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    8.32 Excellent++
  • 7
    7
    Penguins of Madagascar
    2014November 2014 by Simon J. Smith
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    7.47 Good++
  • 8
    8
    Stitch! The Movie
    2003September 2003 by Bobs Gannaway
    Comedy, Family, Animation
    Comedy, Family, Animation
    7.37 Good++
  • 9
    9
    Lilo & Stitch: The Series
    2003–2006 by Chris Sanders
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    8.32 Excellent++
  • 10
    10
    Leroy & Stitch
    2006June 2006 by Bobs Gannaway
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.47 Good++
  • 11
    11
    The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
    2004September 2004 by Chris Sanders
    Animation, Documentary
    Animation, Documentary
    8.25 Excellent+