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Brian Grazer

Brian Grazer

Producer, also actor and writer · Born July 12, 1951 (75) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar winner · 4 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Brian Thomas Grazer (born July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer. He founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer was personally nominated for four Academy Awards for Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and Frost/Nixon (2008). His films and TV series have been nominated for 47 Academy Awards and 217 Emmy Awards. In 2002, Grazer won an Oscar for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (shared with Ron Howard). In 2007, he was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People in the World". Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Grazer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 12, 1951 (75)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor and writer
Titles
181 on MovieCove · 221 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Brian Grazer's films like?

Across their 155 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Documentary36 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy32 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Bonds
21%
Society
17%
Morality
14%
Survival
11%
Power
9%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds38 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity35 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition30 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity22 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship20 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice24 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival21 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose18 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 129 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 69 · Serious 29 · Dark 31

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 80 · Stylized 42 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 44 · Charged 48 · Intense 37

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 65 · Shifting 52 · Whiplash 12

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 60 · Some laughs 33 · Funny 36

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 55 · Even-paced 65 · Relentless 9

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 74 · Engaged 47 · Full focus 8

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 70 · Affecting 30 · Heavy 29

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 119 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
67
Joyful
47
Warm
44
Contemplative
47
Hopeful
43
Other
182

How their films linger

Feel-good58 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful59 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking40 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 17 with a twist

  • Happy59
  • Bittersweet73
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous16
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brian Grazer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 120 of their 181 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Grazer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

221 credits, 181 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Snoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Spaceballs: The New One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • The Mosquito Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Whalefall(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • How to Rob a Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kyle Larson vs. The Double(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Avedon(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marty, Life Is Short(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Summer of 94(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The 'Burbs(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Swipe Right on the Devil(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • After the Hunt(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Gringo Hunters(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Earnhardt(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Pets(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Eden(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • David Blaine: Do Not Attempt(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Harlem Ice(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Churchill at War(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Children(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Music by John Williams(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Jim Henson: Idea Man(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Frida(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Dynasty: New England Patriots(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Truth About Jim(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Choir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Candy Cane Lane(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Carlos(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Super Models(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Slumber Party(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Beanie Bubble(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Tetris(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bossy Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 54 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Murf the Surf(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Judy Blume Forever(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Taiwan Crime Stories(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Personality Crisis: One Night Only(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Tiny Chef Show(2022)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Season(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Light & Magic(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Thirteen Lives(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Leave No Trace(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Under the Banner of Heaven(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • We Feed People(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Downfall: The Case Against Boeing(2022)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Lucy and Desi(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Paper & Glue(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • tick, tick... BOOM!(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Julia(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Swagger(2021)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Symbol(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Gossip(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Ms. Pat Show(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Who Are You, Charlie Brown?(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Day Sports Stood Still(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • We Are: The Brooklyn Saints(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Curious George: Cape Ahoy(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • On Pointe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Astronauts(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Hillbilly Elegy(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Filthy Rich(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Curious George: Go West, Go Wild(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • D. Wade Life Unexpected(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Once Were Brothers(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Rebuilding Paradise(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 68 Whiskey(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Dads(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Being Frank(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Pavarotti(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Backdraft 2(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Curious George: Royal Monkey(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Who Dumped Me(2018)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • American Made(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lowriders(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 36 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Shots Fired(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • 24: Legacy(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Cop and a Half: New Recruit(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Mars(2016)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Inferno(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Grazer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Pele: Birth of a Legend(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • In the Heart of the Sea(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rock the Kasbah(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Bastard Executioner(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Prophet's Prey(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Breakthrough(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Nerd Herd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • The Good Lie(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Get on Up(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Made in America(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rush(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Curious George Swings Into Spring(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Katy Perry: Part of Me(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • J. Edgar(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tower Heist(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Playboy Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Restless(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Friends with Benefits(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Cowboys & Aliens(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Dilemma(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Parenthood(2010)

    Show 77 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 48 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Changeling(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Frost/Nixon(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • American Gangster(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bra Boys(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 76 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Shark(2006)

    Show 38 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Curious George(2006)

    Show 192 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Treasure Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Producer

  • The Da Vinci Code(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Inside Man(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Fun with Dick and Jane(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Flightplan(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Cinderella Man(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Inside Deep Throat(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Missing(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Cat in the Hat(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 84 episodes · Executive Producer · as Brian Grazer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Intolerable Cruelty(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 8 Mile(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Blue Crush(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Brother(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 204 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Silicon Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Rat Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Beyond the Mat(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bowfinger(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Life(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Edtv(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The PJs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 43 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Psycho(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 62 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Sports Night(1998)

    Show 45 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Mercury Rising(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Inventing the Abbotts(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Liar Liar(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ransom(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Chamber(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Nutty Professor(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Fear(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sgt. Bilko(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Apollo 13(1995)

    Executive Music Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Your Studio and You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Brian Grazer

  • The Cowboy Way(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Paper(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Greedy(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • My Girl 2(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • For Love or Money(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • CB4(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cop & ½(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Boomerang(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Housesitter(1992)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Far and Away(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • My Girl(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Backdraft(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Closet Land(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Doors(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kindergarten Cop(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Cry-Baby(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brian Grazer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Parenthood(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Like Father Like Son(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Armed and Dangerous(1986)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Spies Like Us(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Story

  • Real Genius(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Splash(1984)

    Producer · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Night Shift(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • Zuma Beach(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Alone at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Angel Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Curious George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Dangerously Funny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Frenemy of the State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Friday Night Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Rager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Scar Tissue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Splash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Spy vs. Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Last Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Shrinking of Treehorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Sound of Philadelphia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled Breakfast at Tiffany's Making of Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Wild Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 213 titles, 190 of them dated from 1978 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

$801M worldwide

Highest rated

Music by John Williams (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Whalefall (2026)

Film career

  • 1995Screen debut· Your Studio and You

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 213: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 213: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing208 of 213: 201 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thMusic1 of 213: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 213: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

213 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew1990s35 · 1 acting · 34 crew2000s34 · 1 acting · 34 crew2010s37 · 1 acting · 36 crew2020s73 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar, 4 Primetime Emmys and 7 other major awards from 42 major nominations, 1985–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Film
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  4. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
  5. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Film
  6. 2014
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  7. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class Programs
  8. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
Show 14 earlier years
  1. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, won
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2007
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  4. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  5. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  6. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  7. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  8. 2002
    • Oscar, won · Best Picture
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  9. 2001
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  10. 2000
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television
  11. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television
  12. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Miniseries
  13. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  14. 1985
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Brian Grazer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 131; across their 129 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 129

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 129

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 129

Midcredits score across 181 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up72
  • 50th to 74th44
  • 25th to 49th44
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

71 of their 181 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved36
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser71
  • Broadly Agreed17
  • Mixed46

Most divisive · producer

Harlem Ice (2025)

99th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Earnhardt (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 104 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Brian Grazer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 76 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore62 titles23–73 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity76 titles13–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity73 titles29–75 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs63 titles18–57 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense61 titles14–70 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brian Grazer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Grazer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Howard shares the most, 98.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Frank Welker8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Frank Welker
  • Jeff Bennett8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Jeff Bennett
  • Tom Hanks7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Tom Hanks
  • Eddie Murphy7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Eddie Murphy

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Justin Wilkes47 titles    See newest 12 of 47 shared titles with Justin Wilkes
  • Sara Bernstein45 titles    See newest 12 of 45 shared titles with Sara Bernstein
  • Meredith Kaulfers25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Meredith Kaulfers
  • Jeremy Zerechak14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Jeremy Zerechak

Mixed roles