Michael Bronner is a journalist, screenwriter, producer and director. He transitioned into feature film in 2005 after many years as a staff producer at CBS News/60 Minutes and long-form magazine writing for Vanity Fair, Foreign Policy and others. Turning to film, he collaborated with director Paul Greengrass and producer Lloyd Levin on Oscar-nominated and BAFTA winner United 93 and Green Zone (Matt Damon, Khalid Abdalla), and later with Greengrass on Captain Phillips (Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi). He was nominated for writing and producing BAFTA Awards for The Mauritanian (Tahar Rahim, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster). Bronner based his original screenplay for Rogue Agent (James Norton, Gemma Arterton) on his long-form magazine piece, "Chasing Agent Freegard," and also served as a producer on the film. His work in broadcast journalism has been recognized with a Peabody Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting and several Emmy nominations. Bronner is a co-founder of the Paris-based production company Smashing Dandelions.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Michael Bronner's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Michael Bronner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Bronner'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
8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Rogue Agent(2022)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Mauritanian(2021)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Captain Phillips(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Green Zone(2010)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Chasing Planes: Witnesses to 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
United 93(2006)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsGhost Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Road Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles, 5 of them dated from 2006 to 2022.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2021.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Adapted)
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
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 Michael Bronner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 62/100 in their films, across 5 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 Michael Bronner's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Michael Bronner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Bronner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Greengrass shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Paul GreengrassShared titles: Captain Phillips (2013), Green Zone (2010), United 93 (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Greengrass
Actors
- Corey JohnsonShared titles: The Mauritanian (2021), Captain Phillips (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Corey Johnson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Barry AckroydShared titles: Captain Phillips (2013), Green Zone (2010), United 93 (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Barry Ackroyd
- Christopher RouseShared titles: Captain Phillips (2013), Green Zone (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Rouse
- John PowellShared titles: Green Zone (2010), United 93 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with John Powell
Producers
- Eric FellnerShared titles: Green Zone (2010), United 93 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Fellner
- Kate SolomonShared titles: Green Zone (2010), United 93 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Solomon
- Lloyd LevinShared titles: Green Zone (2010), United 93 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Lloyd Levin
- Mairi BettShared titles: Green Zone (2010), United 93 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Mairi Bett
