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Richard Brener

Richard Brener

Producer · Born April 14, 1972 (54) · Short Hills, New Jersey, USA

Richard Brener is President & Chief Creative Officer of New Line Cinema. In this role, he oversees all aspects of development and production for New Line's film slate. During his tenure, Brener has supervised and served as Executive Producer on many of the company's most successful films, including global blockbusters "Shazam!," "San Andreas," "Central Intelligence," "Lights Out," "We're the Millers," "Horrible Bosses," "Sex and the City," "Wedding Crashers" and "Austin Powers in Goldmember." He has also guided the top two horror franchises in history: "The Conjuring" universe, composed of "The Conjuring," "The Conjuring 2," "Annabelle," "Annabelle: Creation," "Annabelle Comes Home," "The Nun" and the upcoming "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It"; and the record-breaking two-film adaptation of Stephen King's iconic horror novel "IT." "The Conjuring" and "IT" film series are the only two theatrical horror franchises to surpass the billion-dollar benchmark. New Line's upcoming films include the highly anticipated "The Many Saints of Newark," a prequel to "The Sopranos"; Taylor Sheridan's Western thriller "Those Who Wish Me Dead"; James Wan's "Malignant"; and the action adventure "Mortal Kombat," based on the blockbuster videogame franchise. A New Line Cinema veteran of over 20 years, Brener joined the company as a temp and rose through the ranks from Story Editor to President & CCO. Over the course of his career, Brener has overseen the Studio's relationship with much of its key talent, including Dwayne Johnson, Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell and Jason Bateman. Born and raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, Brener graduated with a B.A. in history from Yale University.

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Born
April 14, 1972 (54)
From
Short Hills, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
84 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Richard Brener's films like?

Across their 59 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Horror17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
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Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
23%
Survival
19%
Morality
15%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 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 25 · Serious 10 · Dark 24

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 26 · Heightened 10

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 23 · Intense 30

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 33 · Whiplash 15

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 22 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 24

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 18

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 10

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 29 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Dread
23
Absurd
18
Thrilling
16
Joyful
16
Other
59

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • 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 Richard Brener's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 62 of their 84 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (38).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Brener'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

86 credits, 84 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Parenting(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Companion(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Weapons(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sweethearts(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Salem's Lot(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Turtles All the Way Down(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Nun II(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Evil Dead Rise(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • House Party(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Black Adam(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Don't Worry Darling(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Moonshot(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 8-Bit Christmas(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Many Saints of Newark(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Superintelligence(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Good Liar(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Kitchen(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Annabelle Comes Home(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Shaft(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of La Llorona(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Shazam!(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Isn't It Romantic(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tag(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Life of the Party(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rampage(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Game Night(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • It(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Annabelle: Creation(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The House(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Disaster Artist(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fist Fight(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Collateral Beauty(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lights Out(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Central Intelligence(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring 2(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Keanu(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • How to Be Single(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Vacation(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • San Andreas(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Horrible Bosses 2(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Annabelle(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Into the Storm(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Tammy(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • We're the Millers(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Jack the Giant Slayer(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Rock of Ages(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Final Destination 5(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Horrible Bosses(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hall Pass(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Rite(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Going the Distance(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sex and the City 2(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Final Destination(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Time Traveler's Wife(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Four Christmases(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sex and the City(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Number 23(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Final Destination 3(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Just Friends(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Crashers(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Monster-in-Law(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cellular(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Butterfly Effect(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Real Cancun(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Willard(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Final Destination 2(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cheaters(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Run Ronnie Run(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Final Destination(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Boiler Room(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Singer(1998)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • 100 Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Boy Who Drew Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 85 titles, 83 of them dated from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

It (2017)

$720M worldwide

Highest rated

The Butterfly Effect (2004)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Weapons (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing85 of 85: 85 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s22 · crew2010s43 · crew2020s17 · 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.

How do Richard Brener's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 84; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 84 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th33
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 84 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed20
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · producer

The Real Cancun (2003)

76th percentile spread · 75% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Butterfly Effect (2004)

Midcredits 92nd · 84% 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 Richard Brener's work okay for kids?

Across up to 56 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore54 titles22–90 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity56 titles12–63 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity56 titles29–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs54 titles7–65 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense54 titles14–89 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most 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 Richard Brener work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Brener's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toby Emmerich shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • Toby Emmerich23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Toby Emmerich
  • Dave Neustadter21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Dave Neustadter
  • Walter Hamada12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Walter Hamada
  • Michael Disco12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Michael Disco

Mixed roles