Richard Brestoff
- Actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Richard Brestoff's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heraldas Arthur Lyman Kastleman in Return to Horror High (1987)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Ambiguous3
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 Richard Brestoff's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Brestoff'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
22 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Northern Exposure(1990)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Loverboy(1989)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Call from Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Real Men(1987)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Return to Horror High(1987)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Night Court(1984)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The House of God(1981)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Man with Two Brains(1983)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
My Favorite Year(1982)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Entity(1982)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Family Ties(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Brady Girls Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Fast Break(1979)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Operation Petticoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Car Wash(1976)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1976 to 1991; peak year 1982.
Film career
Peak 1982 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1976Screen debut· Car Wash
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Richard Brestoff's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Richard Brestoff's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Richard Brestoff work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Brestoff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cromwell shares the most, 2.
Actors
- James CromwellShared titles: The Man with Two Brains (1983), The House of God (1981)See all 2 shared titles with James Cromwell
- George CoeShared titles: The Entity (1982), The House of God (1981)See all 2 shared titles with George Coe
Producers
- Harold SchneiderShared titles: The Entity (1982), The House of God (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Schneider