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Bruce Terris

Bruce Terris

Writer, director and producer

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
8 on Motif · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 32% in 30 days

What are Bruce Terris' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
50%
Bonds
28%
Self
13%
Morality
9%
Corruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Bittersweet
2
Absurd
2
Contemplative
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Bruce Terris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Bruce Terris' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

10 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

  • DTF St. Louis(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Perpetual Grace, LTD(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Patriot(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Co-Producer

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Assets(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hell on Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Baby on Board(2009)

    First Assistant Director

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Promotion(2008)

    First Assistant Director

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Work(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Uncle Nino(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • flying (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Highest rated

Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019)

Motif 74th

Most popular right now

DTF St. Louis (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 10: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting5 of 10: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 10: 2 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 10: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

10 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2002–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  2. 2002
    • Cannes award, nominated

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.

Who does Bruce Terris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bruce Terris' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Conrad shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers