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Jeff Bleckner

Jeff Bleckner

Director and producer · Born August 12, 1943 (83) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Jeff Bleckner is a director and producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 12, 1943 (83)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 72 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jeff Bleckner's films like?

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

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
23%
Bonds
22%
Self
18%
Power
14%
Society
11%
Survival
10%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 22 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 6

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Warm
11
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
12
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Jeff Bleckner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Bleckner'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

72 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Away and Back(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mistresses(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Remember Sunday(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Protector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Blackboard(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Hawthorne(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Loving Leah(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Russell Girl(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Commander in Chief(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Clubhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Gramercy Park(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Music Man(2003)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Black River(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Beach Boys: An American Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

  • Flowers for Algernon(2000)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Rear Window(1998)

    Director · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Any Day Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Blackout Effect(1998)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Advocate's Devil(1997)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • What Happened to Bobby Earl?(1997)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • On Seventh Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Father for Charlie(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness(1994)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • In Sickness and in Health(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Last Wish(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • LifeStories: Steve Burdick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Mancuso, F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Favorite Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Hothouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • My Father, My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • White Water Summer(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fresno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Do You Remember Love(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Things Are Looking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Concealed Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • When Your Lover Leaves(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ryan's Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Devlin Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • King's Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Bret Maverick(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Secrets of Midland Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Stockard Channing Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • O Youth and Beauty! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Visions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Welcome Back, Kotter(1975)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • A Sunday Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles from 1974 to 2015.

Biggest box office

White Water Summer (1987)

$301K worldwide

Highest rated

Beyond the Blackboard (2011)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing69 of 71: 60 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting1 of 71: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing10 of 71: 2 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score38th

71 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1970s6 · crew1980s22 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s22 · crew2010s7 · 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 Jeff Bleckner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 23 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 23

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

When Your Lover Leaves (1983)

92nd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Boston Legal (2004)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Jeff Bleckner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeff Bleckner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geoffrey Rowland shares the most, 11.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles