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Bradford May

Bradford May

Director and cinematographer · Born August 3, 1951 (75) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Bradford May was born on August 3, 1951 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a director and cinematographer, known for The Monster Squad (1987), Lady Against the Odds (1992) and Tremors (2003). He has been married to Lisa Eilbacher since August 27, 1988.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 3, 1951 (75)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director and cinematographer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 86 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Bradford May's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Romance5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Family3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Survival
21%
Morality
17%
Self
14%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 26 · Serious 14 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 40 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 22 · Charged 17 · Intense 7

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

Steady 32 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 31 · Even-paced 15 · 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 35 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 43 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Warm
18
Hopeful
19
Romantic
12
Melancholic
12
Other
34

How their films linger

Feel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Bradford May's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bradford May'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

86 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Groomzilla(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Time Capsule(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sisters of the Groom(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Love Unplugged(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Love on the Vines(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • When Duty Calls(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Right Girl(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Street(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • It Had to Be You(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • How Not to Propose(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Love(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Reluctant Nanny(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Touched by Romance(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Michaels(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rescuing Madison(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Chance at Romance(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Help for the Holidays(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • The Seven Year Hitch(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Operation Cupcake(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Blackout(2012)

    Show Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Love's Everlasting Courage(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • After the Fall(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Backyard Wedding(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dad's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Healing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Elevator Girl(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jack's Family Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Flower Girl(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Nanny Express(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Kiss at Midnight(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ring of Death(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mask of the Ninja(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Wildfire(2005)

    Show 28 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Tremors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hunter: Return to Justice(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • First Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Devil's Prey(2001)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Witchblade(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Millennium Man(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Gargantua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Asteroid(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Burning Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Darkman III: Die Darkman Die(1996)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story(1995)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Darkman II: The Return of Durant(1995)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Gramps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.(1995)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Madonna: Innocence Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Man Backstage

  • Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair(1993)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • It's Nothing Personal(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Amy Fisher: My Story(1992)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Legacy of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Lady Against the Odds(1992)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Drive Like Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Fatal Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Over My Dead Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Producer

  • The Lady Forgets(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mancuso, F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Favorite Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Midnight Caller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Friday the 13th: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Monster Squad(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Out on a Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Do You Remember Love(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Things Are Looking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Mark, I Love You(1980)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Motel Hell(1980)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Burnt Offerings(1976)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 86 titles from 1976 to 2018.

Biggest box office

The Monster Squad (1987)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Monster Squad (1987)

Midcredits 77th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 86: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting74 of 86: 62 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing2 of 86: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography18 of 86: 8 only cinematography, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew4 of 86: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

86 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s24 · 1 acting · 24 crew2000s15 · crew2010s28 · 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 Bradford May's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 49; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · director

Millennium Man (1999)

95th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Supernatural (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Bradford May work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bradford May's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Levinson shares the most, 28.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Larry Levinson28 titles    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Larry Levinson
  • James Wilberger16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with James Wilberger
  • Amanda Phillips14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Amanda Phillips
  • Lincoln Lageson10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Lincoln Lageson

Mixed roles