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Howard Braunstein

Howard Braunstein

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Howard Braunstein, a two-time Emmy® nominee, was born in 1961 and raised in Los Angeles. He received his bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies at UCLA and his Master’s Degree from the USC Annenberg School for Communication. He started his career at the FOX Network in 1986, when. the network was launched. After working at Fox for five years in the research, scheduling and current programming departments, he departed in 1991 to pursue his lifelong career goal of becoming a producer. He met long-time producer Michael Jaffe and they formed their own production company, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Ltd. Together, they have produced more than 70 television films and six mini-series for the broadcast networks and cable buyers. 2009’s “The Informant” was Braunstein’s first feature film credit.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
129 on MovieCove · 145 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Howard Braunstein's films like?

Across their 121 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama54 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Comedy25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
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Biography9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
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Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: 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
Bonds
35%
Self
20%
Morality
18%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love39 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds47 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice22 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose21 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity25 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception16 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma13 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 118 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 65 · Serious 19 · Dark 34

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

Grounded 101 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 56 · Charged 41 · Intense 20

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

Steady 78 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 67 · Some laughs 48 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 72 · Even-paced 45 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 81 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 61 · Affecting 30 · Heavy 27

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

Resolved 105 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
59
Hopeful
67
Warm
44
Melancholic
44
Romantic
30
Other
86

How their films linger

Feel-good62 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful72 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy74
  • Bittersweet34
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Howard Braunstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 104 of their 129 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (48).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Howard Braunstein'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

145 credits, 129 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 110 titles from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Informant! (2009)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

Snowed-Inn Christmas (2017)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

10.5: Apocalypse (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing110 of 110: 110 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1990s19 · crew2000s29 · crew2010s43 · crew2020s19 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2008.

  1. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  2. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries

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 Howard Braunstein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 123; across their 118 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 118

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 118

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 118

Midcredits score across 129 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th48
  • 25th to 49th51
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

69 of their 129 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser45
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed69

Most divisive · producer

Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story (2026)

95th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

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 Howard Braunstein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–51 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Howard Braunstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Howard Braunstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Jaffe shares the most, 55.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

  • John Gurdebeke13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with John Gurdebeke
  • Kevon Cronin9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Kevon Cronin
  • Michael Richard Plowman9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Michael Richard Plowman
  • Hamish Thomson7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hamish Thomson

Producers

  • Michael Jaffe55 titles    See newest 12 of 55 shared titles with Michael Jaffe
  • Christian Bruyère22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Christian Bruyère
  • Dawn Knight19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Dawn Knight
  • Juliette Hagopian15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Juliette Hagopian

Mixed roles