Erik Jendresen (born December 22, 1959) is an American author, playwright, screenwriter, and producer of plays, television, and film. Previous projects include the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks; Killing Lincoln, co-produced with Tony and Ridley Scott for the National Geographic Channel; a series based on the Francis Ford Coppola film, The Conversation (with Christopher McQuarrie); The Pony Express (with Robert Duvall); an eight-hour adaptation of Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked (ABC); an eight-hour miniseries, Majestic-12; and The Command—a series set in the world of the Joint Special Operations Command (FIC). Description above from the Wikipedia article Erik Jendresen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 22, 1959 (66)
- Writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Erik Jendresen's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
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 Erik Jendresen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Erik Jendresen'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
11 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Ithaca(2015)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Killing Lincoln(2013)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Big Bang(2010)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Otis(2008)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Sublime(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Crazy as Hell(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Band of Brothers(2001)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Deadlocked(2000)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Broadsword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Highest rated
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Most popular right now
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Film career
- 2007Screen debut· Sublime
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
a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 2002.
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Miniseries
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
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 Erik Jendresen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Erik Jendresen's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Erik Jendresen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Erik Jendresen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tony Krantz shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Tony KrantzShared titles: The Big Bang (2010), Otis (2008), Sublime (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Tony Krantz
- Christopher McQuarrieShared titles: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher McQuarrie
Actors
- Esai MoralesShared titles: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Esai Morales
- Hayley AtwellShared titles: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Hayley Atwell
- Henry CzernyShared titles: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Czerny
- Pom KlementieffShared titles: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Pom Klementieff
Producers
- Reece PearsonShared titles: The Big Bang (2010), Otis (2008), Sublime (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Reece Pearson
- Daniel MyrickShared titles: Otis (2008), Sublime (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Myrick
- John ShibanShared titles: Otis (2008), Sublime (2007)See all 2 shared titles with John Shiban
