E. Brian Dobbins
Producer · Long Beach, California, USA
Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body
E. Brian Dobbins is an American television executive producer. Dobbins graduated from UCLA with a degree in English. He is a partner, and talent and literary manager at Principato-Young Entertainment.
Biography from TMDB.
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are E. Brian Dobbins' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet3
- Cyclical1
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 E. Brian Dobbins' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).
Subscription and free streaming for E. Brian Dobbins' 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
17 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Jerry West: The Logo(2026)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Blackening(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
White Men Can't Jump(2023)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
You People(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Kings of BBQ(2023)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Cheaper by the Dozen(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Mixed-ish(2019)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Beats(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Grown-ish(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Sea of Trees(2015)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Black-ish(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Do Not Disturb(2008)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all showsSalvaged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Blackening 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2014 to 2025.

Biggest box office
The Blackening (2022)

Highest rated
Jerry West: The Logo (2026)

Most popular right now
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
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
5 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
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 E. Brian Dobbins' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
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 E. Brian Dobbins' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 E. Brian Dobbins work with?
People who share at least 2 of E. Brian Dobbins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Anderson shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Anthony AndersonShared titles: Kings of BBQ (2023), Trippin' with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris (2023), Beats (2019), Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Anthony Anderson

Producers
- Howard OwensShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), Kings of BBQ (2023), Do Not Disturb (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Howard Owens

- Ben SilvermanShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), Kings of BBQ (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Silverman

- Drew BuckleyShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), Kings of BBQ (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Drew Buckley

- Kenya BarrisShared titles: Jerry West: The Logo (2026), Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kenya Barris
