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Joseph Brutsman

Joseph Brutsman

Actor, writer and director, also editor and producer · Born June 23, 1960 (66) · Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Joseph originally hails from Brainerd, Minnesota (the home of Paul Bunyan). He attended the Juilliard School's acting program in New York, with Kevin Spacey as one of his classmates. Joseph is married to Avra Douglas, making him the son-in-law of actors Arlene Martel and Jerry Douglas. They have one daughter, Molly Rose Brutsman.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 23, 1960 (66)
From
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and director, also editor and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Joseph Brutsman's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

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 Joseph Brutsman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Brutsman'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • In with the Old(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • Beach Hunters(2016)

    Show Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Holmes Buy It Right(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Log Cabin Living(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Misfit Garage(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
  • Buying Naked(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Hillbilly Blood(2013)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Great Lake Warriors(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • WWII Remembered: A Complete History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator

  • Diary of a Sex Addict(2001)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • Free Money(1998)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Slim Paul

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Slap Maxwell Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Eliot Maxwell

  • Independence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Ezekiel Creed

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Riley

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Once Bitten(1985)

    as Confederate Vampire

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Do You Remember Love(1985)

    as Grad Student

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Duck Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Roth

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1984 to 2009.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 10: 8 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stDirecting1 of 10: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 10: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 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.

How do Joseph Brutsman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 30. 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.

Who does Joseph Brutsman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joseph Brutsman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Richardson shares the most, 4.

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers