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Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

Actor, director, writer and producer, also editor · Born August 17, 1988 (38) · Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Brady James Monson Corbet (/kɔːrˈbeɪ/ kor-BAY; born August 17, 1988) is an American filmmaker and former actor. He had roles in films such as Thirteen (2003), Mysterious Skin (2004), Funny Games (2007), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), Melancholia (2011), and Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), as well as the series 24 (2006) and Olive Kitteridge (2014). Since he quit acting in 2014 to pursue his filmmaking career with his partner, Mona Fastvold, Corbet made his directorial debut with the psychological drama The Childhood of a Leader (2015). He has since co-written and directed the musical drama Vox Lux (2018) and the period epic The Brutalist (2024). The latter earned him the Silver Lion, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for Best Director, as well as three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brady Corbet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1988 (38)
From
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Works as
Actor, director, writer and producer, also editor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Brady Corbet's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Survival
19%
Morality
18%
Society
12%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 7 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 9

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 16

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shadow
2 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
13
Dread
9
Contemplative
7
Bittersweet
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous7

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 Brady Corbet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brady Corbet'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

54 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Testament of Ann Lee(2025)

    Producer · Second Unit Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Atropia(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Materialists(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Brutalist(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Crowded Room(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

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

    Director

  • On Our Way(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Triangle of Sadness(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The World to Come(2020)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Devil All the Time(2020)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Homemade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer · Writer

  • 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Day the “Conducator” Died (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • The Mustang(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Vox Lux(2018)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rosy(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Christine(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Childhood of a Leader(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • While We're Young(2014)

    as Kent Arlington

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Portrait of the Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Eden(2014)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Olive Kitteridge(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Henry Thibodeau

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Yellowbird(2014)

    as Willy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Escobar: Paradise Lost(2014)

    as Dylan

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Saint Laurent(2014)

    as Business man Squibb

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Clouds of Sils Maria(2014)

    as Piers Roaldson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Force Majeure(2014)

    as The American

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Sleepwalker(2014)

    Writer · as Ira

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Karaoke! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Christopher

  • All That I Am(2013)

    Editor · as Bus Passenger (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Atlantic Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jeremiah

  • Simon Killer(2012)

    Story · as Simon

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene(2011)

    as Watts

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Melancholia(2011)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Two Gates of Sleep(2010)

    Editor · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mary Last Seen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Man

  • Dead Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ben

  • La dérive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sister's Boyfriend

  • Protect You + Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Funny Games(2007)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Sunny and Share Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Guy on the Street

  • Friendly Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Saltimbanque

  • Mysterious Skin(2004)

    as Brian Lackey

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbirds(2004)

    as Alan Tracy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Thirteen(2003)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Beene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Spencer

  • 24(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Derek Huxley

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Christensen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Stu

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Friendly

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • David Byrne: Who Is The Sky? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Self-Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Origin of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Untitled Cai Guo-Qiang Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles, 50 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Brutalist (2024)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

Mysterious Skin (2004)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Brutalist (2024)

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 54: 27 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting11 of 54: 4 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting10 of 54: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing9 of 54: 2 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thCinematography1 of 54: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 54: 1 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew7 of 54: 6 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

54 titles, 14 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew2010s26 · 19 acting · 11 crew2020s11 · crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 14% of 14 roles
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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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and 9 other major awards from 26 major nominations, 2009–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +3 other major bodies · 4 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  2. 2024
    • Venice award, won · Best Director
    • Venice award, won · Best Film
    • Venice award, won · Competition
    • Venice award, won ×2
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2018
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  4. 2017
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  5. 2015
    • Venice award, won · Best Debut Film
    • Venice award, won · Best Director
    • Venice award, won · Special Mention
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  6. 2009
    • Sundance award, won
    • Sundance award, nominated

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 Brady Corbet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)

86th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mysterious Skin (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 55. 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 Brady Corbet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles4–83 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles28–74 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles29–86 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles30–85 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles36–86 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Brady Corbet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brady Corbet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mona Fastvold shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles