Ian Brennan (born April 23, 1978) is an American screenwriter, director and actor. He is known for his work on the American television shows Glee, Scream Queens, The Politician, and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 23, 1978 (48)
- Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
- Producer, writer, actor and director
- 16 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Ian Brennan's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- 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 Ian Brennan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Ian Brennan'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, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Monster: The Ed Gein Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Watcher(2022)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Monster(2022)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Halston(2021)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Ratched(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Hollywood(2020)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Politician(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Fortune Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Knife of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Scream Queens(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Cooties(2014)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Dick Elves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Little New York(2009)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
I Think I Love My Wife(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Save the Last Dance 2(2006)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Flourish(2006)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
No Sleep 'til Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Too Much Flesh(2000)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 2000 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
Highest rated
Monster (2022)
Most popular right now
The Watcher (2022)
Film career
- 2006Screen debut· Save the Last Dance 2
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 Ian Brennan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 6 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 Ian Brennan's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ian Brennan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ian Brennan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryan Murphy shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Jennifer LynchShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Lynch
- Max WinklerShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Max Winkler
- Paris BarclayShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Paris Barclay
Writers
- Ryan MurphyShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022), Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Ryan Murphy
- Reilly SmithShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Reilly Smith
- Todd KubrakShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Todd Kubrak
Cinematographers and editors
- Danielle WangShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Danielle Wang
- Franzis MullerShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Franzis Muller
- Jason McCormickShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jason McCormick
- Regis KimbleShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Regis Kimble
Producers
- Alexis Martin WoodallShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Alexis Martin Woodall
- Eric KovtunShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Kovtun
- Genevieve FontaineShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Genevieve Fontaine
- Lou EyrichShared titles: Monster (2022), The Watcher (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Lou Eyrich
