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Andy Breckman

Andy Breckman

Writer and producer, also actor · Born March 3, 1955 (71) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Andy Breckman was born on 3 March 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Rat Race (2001), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023). He has been married to Beth Landau since 2004. They have two children. He was previously married to Mary.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 3, 1955 (71)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Writer and producer, also actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 27 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 26Up 60% in 30 days

What are Andy Breckman's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
25%
Society
17%
Morality
8%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
7
Joyful
7
Warm
6
Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Andy Breckman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andy Breckman'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

27 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Downey Wrote That(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mistry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show Creator

  • Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie(2023)

    Executive Producer · Original Series Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Good Cop(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Night of Too Many Stars(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Triumph's Election Special 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • The Jack and Triumph Show(2015)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Galip Derviş (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show Creator

  • Little Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Lyricist · Writer

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 23 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Rat Race(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • TV Funhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Additional Writing · Writer

  • Tourist Trap(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Sgt. Bilko(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • I.Q.(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • True Identity(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Arthur 2: On the Rocks(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Moving(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hot to Trot(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Who's That Girl(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Joe Piscopo Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • Late Night with David Letterman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1,377 episodes · Writer

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 65 episodes · Director · Writer · as Auction Assistant (uncredited) · as Bartender (uncredited) · as Beekeeper (uncredited) · as Dale Windham (uncredited) · as Guy in Park / Persons Express passenger (uncredited) · as Mondale Staffer (uncredited) · as Party Guest (uncredited) · as Reactor Employee (uncredited) · as Self (uncredited) · as Various (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Einstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 1975 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Rat Race (2001)

$85M worldwide

Highest rated

Downey Wrote That (2025)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Rat Race (2001)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 23: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 23: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting20 of 23: 13 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing5 of 23: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew5 of 23: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

23 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s4 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 8 major nominations, 1984–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · TV & New Media Motion Pictures
  2. 2017
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) - Specials
  3. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
  4. 2004
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials
  5. 1987
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
  6. 1984
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program

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 Andy Breckman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

Night of Too Many Stars (2017)

91st percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Monk (2002)

Midcredits 91st · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 9 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 Andy Breckman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Andy Breckman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andy Breckman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carol Baum shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers