Melissa Bretherton
- Editor
- 21 on MovieCove
What are Melissa Bretherton's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 7
Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 9
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1
Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy11
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 Melissa Bretherton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Melissa Bretherton'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
21 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

A Family Affair(2024)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Me Time(2022)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Happiest Season(2020)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Lady and the Tramp(2019)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Long Shot(2019)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Snatched(2017)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Ghostbusters(2016)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Spy(2015)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Rapture-Palooza(2013)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Arthur(2011)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Step Brothers(2008)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Knocked Up(2007)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Mission to Mars(2000)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Falling Down(1993)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Outrageous Fortune(1987)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Lonely Guy(1984)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1984 to 2024.

Biggest box office
Spy (2015)

Highest rated
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

Most popular right now
Ghostbusters (2016)
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 Melissa Bretherton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Melissa Bretherton's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.
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 Melissa Bretherton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Melissa Bretherton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Feig shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Paul FeigShared titles: Snatched (2017), Ghostbusters (2016), Spy (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Feig

- Jonathan LevineShared titles: Long Shot (2019), Snatched (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Levine

Writers
- Katie DippoldShared titles: Snatched (2017), Ghostbusters (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Katie Dippold

Actors
- Ike BarinholtzShared titles: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022), Snatched (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ike Barinholtz

- Melissa McCarthyShared titles: Ghostbusters (2016), Spy (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Melissa McCarthy

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Theodore ShapiroShared titles: Snatched (2017), Ghostbusters (2016), Spy (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Theodore Shapiro

- Brent WhiteShared titles: Ghostbusters (2016), Spy (2015), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Brent White

- Robert D. YeomanShared titles: Ghostbusters (2016), Spy (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Robert D. Yeoman

Producers
- Adam GoodmanShared titles: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022), Spy (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Goodman

- Howard EllisShared titles: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022), Spy (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Ellis
- Jonathan McCoyShared titles: Happiest Season (2020), Long Shot (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan McCoy

- Jenno ToppingShared titles: Snatched (2017), Spy (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jenno Topping
