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Brian Rudnick

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Brian Rudnick's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
31%
Morality
30%
Self
14%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · 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 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Triumphant
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2

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 Brian Rudnick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Rudnick'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

15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • American Fighter(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Running Wild(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Not Quite an Angel(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Angel in Training(1999)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Evasive Action(1998)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Secrets Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • In the Heat of the Click (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Sex, Lies & Politics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

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

    Second Unit Director

  • The Click (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Riker's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 12 of them dated from 1996 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)

$2.6M worldwide

Highest rated

American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 14: 5 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting8 of 14: 8 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score13thOther crew1 of 14: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s3 · 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 Brian Rudnick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

American Fighter (2019)

71st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)

Midcredits 86th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 37/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 8 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.

Who does Brian Rudnick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Rudnick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brett Hedlund shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers