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Don McBrearty

Director, also producer

Don McBrearty is a Canadian director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Don McBrearty's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Romance6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
57%
Self
21%
Society
13%
Morality
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival
1%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 20 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 24 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 6 · 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 22 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
20
Hopeful
19
Romantic
15
Tense
8
Joyful
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Don McBrearty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Don McBrearty'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

70 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Cinderella Christmas Ball(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Royally Yours, This Christmas(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Christmas on Windmill Way(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Cozy Christmas Quilt(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Zoe's Having a Baby(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at the Drive-In(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Pairing(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jingle Bell Princess(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Boyfriends of Christmas Past(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Color of Love(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Cooking Up Love(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Unlocking Christmas(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Double Holiday(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • When Hope Calls(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas in Love(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Return to Christmas Creek(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Very, Very, Valentine(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Magical Christmas Ornaments(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Secrets by the Lake(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Valentine Ever After(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Star Spangled Banners(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • King(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • An Old Fashioned Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • The Wild Girl(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Unstable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Wild Roses(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Accidental Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Heartland(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Best Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Luna: Spirit of the Whale(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • October 1970 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Terry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • More Sex & the Single Mom(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Sex & the Single Mom(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Interrogation of Michael Crowe(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Christy: Choices of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Zack Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • In a Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Riddler's Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Power Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Emily of New Moon(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Little Men(1998)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • The Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wind at My Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Haunting of Lisa(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Butterbox Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Catwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Hidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Avonlea(1990)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Child's Christmas in Wales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Really Weird Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Adderly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Town Where No One Got Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Boys and Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • American Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Coming Out Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Hot Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles from 1980 to 2024.

Highest rated

Double Holiday (2019)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Little Men (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing69 of 69: 62 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting1 of 69: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing6 of 69: 0 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

69 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s10 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s12 · 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 Don McBrearty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · director

Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs (2000)

82nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Avonlea (1990)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 23 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 Don McBrearty work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don McBrearty's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Anselmo shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • David Anselmo9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with David Anselmo
  • Brad Krevoy7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Brad Krevoy
  • Amy Krell6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Amy Krell
  • Vince Balzano6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Vince Balzano

Mixed roles