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John B. Bredar

Producer and writer

Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are John B. Bredar's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Ideas
27%
Survival
19%
Bonds
7%
Power
7%
Morality
4%
Self
3%
Nature3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Hopeful
5
Warm
3
Tense
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

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 John B. Bredar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John B. Bredar'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

24 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • SEA CHANGE, a special presentation of NOVA(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • H20: The Molecule That Made Us(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost City of Machu Picchu(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • L’aube de l’humanité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Photo Ark(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Secrets of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Ice Age Death Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • The History Channel: The Stoned Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Machu Picchu Decoded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer

  • Darwin's Darkest Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Lost Cave Temples of the Himalaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Illicit: The Dark Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Killer Stress: A National Geographic Special(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Gospel of Judas(2006)

    Executive Producer · Production Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • King Tut's Final Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Quest for the Phoenicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King(2003)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • National Geographic: Surviving Everest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Inside Mecca(2003)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • National Geographic: Inside the Vatican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Raising the Hunley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Inside the White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1996 to 2024.

Most popular right now

H20: The Molecule That Made Us (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 21: 4 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 21: 3 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing13 of 21: 8 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 21: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

21 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do John B. Bredar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer, producer

National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)

69th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Inside Mecca (2003)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 31. 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 John B. Bredar work with?

People who share at least 2 of John B. Bredar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lenny Williams shares the most, 4.

Writers

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles