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Elaine Frontain Bryant

Elaine Frontain Bryant

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Elaine Frontain Bryant is an American producer. In March 2015, she became Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at A&E Network.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
95 on Motif · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Elaine Frontain Bryant's films like?

Across their 85 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
29%
Morality
16%
Self
14%
Survival
14%
Bonds
13%
Power
9%
Ideas
5%
Community26 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice23 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
44
Contemplative
37
Warm
26
Melancholic
29
Dread
19
Other
59

How their films linger

Thought-provoking45 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet24
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous41
  • Cyclical7
  • 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 Elaine Frontain Bryant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 62 of their 95 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elaine Frontain Bryant's titles on Motif; 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

102 credits, 95 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 2013 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Studio 54 (2018)

$240K worldwide

Highest rated

I Survived... (2008)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

WWE Rivals (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing30 of 30: 30 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

2010s16 · crew2020s14 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 11 major nominations, 1997–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Informational Series or Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  4. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  5. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  6. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  7. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Elaine Frontain Bryant's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of the 19 of 20 with a score; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 94 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 94 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive18
  • Cult Classic12
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · producer

The Governor's Wife (2013)

99th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Biography: Chris Farley - Anything for a Laugh (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Elaine Frontain Bryant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elaine Frontain Bryant's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Abramson shares the most, 31.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Brad Abramson31 titles    See newest 12 of 31 shared titles with Brad Abramson
  • Shelly Tatro14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Shelly Tatro
  • Amira Lewally13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Amira Lewally
  • Laura Fleury11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Laura Fleury