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Jeffrey Bushell

Writer and producer, also director · New Jersey, USA

Jeffrey "Jeff" Bushell is an American screenwriter who has written for The Bernie Mac Show, Drawn Together, MADtv, What I Like About You, and Zoey 101. He created and wrote the film Beverly Hills Chihuahua which was inspired by his dog, Maggie. Bushell won the Peabody Award and the Television Critics Award for his work on The Bernie Mac Show.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
New Jersey, USA
Works as
Writer and producer, also director
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

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

What are Jeffrey Bushell's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
28%
Morality
14%
Society
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6

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 Jeffrey Bushell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Jeffrey Bushell'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

9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ricky Stanicky(2024)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Marvin Marvin(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!(2012)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua(2008)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Zoey 101(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Open House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 2001 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

$149M worldwide

Highest rated

Ricky Stanicky (2024)

Midcredits 49th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing7 of 7: 4 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thProducing2 of 7: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 7: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

7 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · 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 Jeffrey Bushell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Marvin Marvin (2012)

96th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Bernie Mac Show (2001)

Midcredits 56th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 5 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 Jeffrey Bushell's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jeffrey Bushell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeffrey Bushell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Lopez shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers