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Brad Epstein

Brad Epstein

Producer, director and writer

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 31% in 30 days

What are Brad Epstein's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Self
15%
Morality
12%
Survival
10%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · 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 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
3
Absurd
3
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

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 Brad Epstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brad Epstein'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

12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ripped(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Dan in Real Life(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • About a Boy(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Prison Song(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Heart(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Entropy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer · as Claire's Manager

  • Ed(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Brotherhood of Justice(1986)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Taste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Condemnation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 9 of them dated from 1986 to 2017.

Biggest box office

About a Boy (2002)

$131M worldwide

Highest rated

Holiday Heart (2000)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

About a Boy (2002)

Film career

  • 1999Screen debut· Entropy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 11: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 11: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing10 of 11: 8 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s5 · crew2010s1 · 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 Brad Epstein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Prison Song (2001)

80th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Holiday Heart (2000)

Midcredits 88th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Brad Epstein's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 15 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Brad Epstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brad Epstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert De Niro shares the most, 4.

Writers

Producers