Maximilian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedian Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on zombie stories. He was a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 22, 1972 (54)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Max Brooks' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Max Brooks' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Max Brooks' 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
19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Rise of the Beast(2022)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Great Wall(2016)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
World War Z(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all filmsThe Truth Behind: Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Satan Hates You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Justice League(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Justice League: Secret Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Batman Beyond(1999)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Wild Thornberrys(1998)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Pepper Ann(1997)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
7th Heaven(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Pacific Blue(1996)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
The Public Eye(1992)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Melrose Place(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
To Be or Not to Be(1983)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows10 Rules for Surviving a Zombie Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled World War Z Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1975 to 2022.
Biggest box office
The Great Wall (2016)
Highest rated
The Public Eye (1992)
Most popular right now
The Great Wall (2016)
Film career
- 1983Screen debut· To Be or Not to Be
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 Max Brooks' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 3 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.