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Bruce McCulloch

Bruce McCulloch

Actor, director, writer and producer · Born May 12, 1961 (65) · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor, writer, comedian, and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of The Kids in the Hall, a popular Canadian comedy troupe, and as a writer for Saturday Night Live. McCulloch has also appeared on series such as Twitch City and Gilmore Girls. He directed the films Dog Park, Stealing Harvard and Superstar. He has also written and directed the romantic comedy Comeback Season which toured film festivals before its release on DVD in 2007. He was the writer of ABC's Carpoolers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce McCulloch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 12, 1961 (65)
From
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Actor, director, writer and producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 57% in 30 days

What are Bruce McCulloch's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
29%
Self
28%
Bonds
17%
Morality
10%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · 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 8 · Engaged 0 · 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

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
12
Joyful
8
Manic
4
Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical4

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 McCulloch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bruce McCulloch'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

42 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Turn It Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Braggs

  • St. Bulges Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Cups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Tales of Bravery & Stupidity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer · as Self

  • Zombie Town(2023)

    as Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Dessert(2023)

    Show Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Kids in the Hall(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Trailer Park Boys: Jail(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Super Troopers 2(2018)

    as Border Patrol Charles Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Let's Get Physical(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Young Drunk Punk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Lloyd McKay

  • Man Seeking Woman(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Schitt's Creek(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Darren Tibbles

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Carfuckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mechanic

  • Carpoolers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

    as Guard in the Hall #2

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Comeback Season(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Father Marsala

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Lilo & Stitch: The Series(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Pixley Pleakley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Stealing Harvard(2002)

    Director · as Fidio the Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Various

  • Further Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Father Paddy

  • Trailer Park Boys(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tobin

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Superstar(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dick(1999)

    as Carl Bernstein

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dog Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer · as Jeff

  • Twitch City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rex Reilly

  • Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy(1996)

    Writer · as Alice / Cisco / Grivo / Worm pill scientist / Cop #2 / Cancer boy / White-trash man

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show Actor

  • Coleslaw Warehouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Kids in the Hall(1988)

    Show 110 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Superman 50th Anniversary(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Fred Wright

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as Singer (uncredited) · as Stalker (uncredited) · as Teenager (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Buddy Cole Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Superstar (1999)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Kids in the Hall (1988)

Film career

19752026

Peak 1995 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1987Screen debut· Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 40: 21 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting10 of 40: 5 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndWriting8 of 40: 2 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing4 of 40: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 40: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

40 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s3 · 2 acting · 2 crew1990s8 · 6 acting · 4 crew2000s12 · 9 acting · 4 crew2010s7 · 5 acting · 3 crew2020s8 · 5 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Bruce McCulloch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 24 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

The Dessert (2023)

95th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 30. 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 McCulloch's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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

Who does Bruce McCulloch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bruce McCulloch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Thompson shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles