Bruce L. Cohen (born September 23, 1961) is a film, television, and theater producer. He is best known for his production of the Academy Award nominated films Milk, Silver Linings Playbook, and American Beauty, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Biography from TMDB.
- September 23, 1961 (65)
- Falls Church, Virginia, USA
- Producer, also actor
- 27 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
What are Bruce Cohen's films like?
Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 1 · Earnest 21
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 9
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5
Gentle 6 · Charged 13 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1
Casual 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous4
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 Bruce Cohen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Bruce Cohen'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
36 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Reclaim the Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Path Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Blink Twice(2024)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Great Lillian Hall(2024)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Ex-Husbands(2023)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Rustin(2023)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
We Are Guardians(2023)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Wig(2019)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Rebel in the Rye(2017)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
When We Rise(2017)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Bleed for This(2016)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
8(2012)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The American Tetralogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Milk(2008)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
A Timeless Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Pushing Daisies(2007)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Side Order of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Nines(2007)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Forgotten(2004)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Big Fish(2003)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Down with Love(2003)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
American Beauty(1999)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Mousehunt(1997)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Mistrial(1996)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Flintstones(1994)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Alive: 20 Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Alive(1993)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Hook(1991)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Arachnophobia(1990)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Useful Idiots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1953 to 2025.
Biggest box office
American Beauty (1999)
Highest rated
American Beauty (1999)
Most popular right now
Blink Twice (2024)
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, a BAFTA Award and 3 other major awards from 12 major nominations, 2000–2013.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class Programs
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
+1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, won
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
- Oscar, won · Best Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
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 Bruce Cohen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. 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 Bruce Cohen's work okay for kids?
Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
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 Bruce Cohen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bruce Cohen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Jinks shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Brian LevantShared titles: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), The Flintstones (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Levant
Writers
- Dustin Lance BlackShared titles: Rustin (2023), 8 (2012), Milk (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Dustin Lance Black
- John AugustShared titles: The Nines (2007), Big Fish (2003)See all 2 shared titles with John August
Actors
- Jessica LangeShared titles: The Great Lillian Hall (2024), Big Fish (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Lange
- Hope DavisShared titles: Rebel in the Rye (2017), The Nines (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Hope Davis
- Kevin SpaceyShared titles: Rebel in the Rye (2017), American Beauty (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Spacey
- Victor GarberShared titles: Rebel in the Rye (2017), Milk (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Victor Garber
Composers and editors
- Danny ElfmanShared titles: Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Milk (2008), Big Fish (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Elfman
- Joseph KringsShared titles: The Great Lillian Hall (2024), Rebel in the Rye (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Krings
- Andrew MondsheinShared titles: Rustin (2023), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Mondshein
- David NewmanShared titles: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), The Flintstones (1994)See all 2 shared titles with David Newman
Producers
- Dan JinksShared titles: Milk (2008), The Nines (2007), The Forgotten (2004), Big Fish (2003), Down with Love (2003), American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000), American Beauty (1999)See all 7 shared titles with Dan Jinks
- George ScarlesShared titles: Blink Twice (2024), The Great Lillian Hall (2024), Wig (2019)See all 3 shared titles with George Scarles
- Bart BrownShared titles: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), Mousehunt (1997), Mistrial (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Bart Brown
- Kathleen KennedyShared titles: The Flintstones (1994), Alive (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Kathleen Kennedy
Mixed roles
- Alan BallShared titles: American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000), American Beauty (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Ball
- Conrad L. HallShared titles: American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000), American Beauty (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Conrad L. Hall
- Joseph BarberaShared titles: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), The Flintstones (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Barbera
- William HannaShared titles: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), The Flintstones (1994)See all 2 shared titles with William Hanna
