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Brian Bird

Brian Bird

Producer and writer · Kewanee, Illinois, USA

Brian Bird is the executive producer of the top-rated hit Hallmark Channel cable series WHEN CALLS THE HEART, now prepping its 14th season. He has written and/or produced nearly three dozen films, including THE HEART OF MAN, THE CASE FOR CHRIST, CAPTIVE, NOT EASILY BROKEN and BOPHA! and 450 episodes of television, including TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, STEP BY STEP and EVENING SHADE. His newest TV series, HOME TO HARMONY, will come out with Angel Studios and Netflix in Spring of 2026. He is currently writing three feature films, including NORTHERN LIGHTS, THE JOURNEY and THE JOHN WOODEN STORY.

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From
Kewanee, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 44 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Brian Bird's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
36%
Self
23%
Morality
15%
Society
13%
Ideas
8%
Survival
4%
Power
1%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 20 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 7 · 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 17 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
22
Warm
14
Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Romantic
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Brian Bird's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Bird'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

44 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Story of Everything(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hope Valley: 1874(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Silver Bells at Christmas(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Little Women's Christmas(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Just Jake(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Happy Camper(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • I'm Glad It's Christmas(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Engagement Plot(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Aloha with Love(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • When Hope Calls Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • When Calls the Heart: Changing Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • When Calls the Heart: Pre-Wedding Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • When Calls the Heart: Before My Very Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • When Calls the Heart: What the Heart Wants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • When Calls the Heart: From the Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • When Calls the Heart: Open Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Mystic(2020)

    Show 29 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • When Calls the Heart: In Perfect Unity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • When Calls the Heart: Family Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • When Calls the Heart: A Moving Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • When Calls the Heart: Finding Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • When Hope Calls(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Godspeed: The Race Across America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • The Heart of Man(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Case for Christ(2017)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Reckoning(2015)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Captive(2015)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • When Calls the Heart: Lost & Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • When Calls the Heart(2014)

    Show 86 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • When Calls the Heart(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Life(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Confession(2013)

    Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jamaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Shunning(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Not Easily Broken(2009)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Saving Sarah Cain(2007)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Last Sin Eater(2007)

    Author · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher(2005)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Call Me Claus(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Captive Heart: The James Mink Story(1996)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Bopha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Step by Step(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Home to Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1991 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Case for Christ (2017)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

The Case for Christ (2017)

Midcredits 72nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing24 of 41: 17 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing24 of 41: 17 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 41: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s18 · crew

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.

How do Brian Bird's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · producer

The Story of Everything (2026)

99th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Heart of Man (2017)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 21 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.

Who does Brian Bird work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Bird's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Landon Jr. shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles