Bruce Alan Wagner (born March 22, 1954) is an American novelist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles known for his apocalyptic yet ultimately spiritual view of humanity as seen through the lens of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Wagner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 22, 1954 (72)
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Actor, writer, producer and director
- 12 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Bruce Wagner's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Wagner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Bruce Wagner'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
22 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Secret of Carlos Castaneda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Knight of Cups(2015)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Maps to the Stars(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
You Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Women in Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
I'm Losing You(1998)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
White Dwarf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Wild Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The People Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
How I Got Into College(1989)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
I, Madman(1989)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Shocker(1989)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Mortuary Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Stranded(1987)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
One Crazy Summer(1986)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Head Office(1985)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Young Lust(1984)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Mother Tongue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1984 to 2018.
Biggest box office
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Highest rated
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Most popular right now
Maps to the Stars (2014)
Film career
- 1985Screen debut· Head Office
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Bruce Wagner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Bruce Wagner's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Bruce Wagner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bruce Wagner's MovieCove titles; David Cronenberg shares the most, 2.
- David CronenbergShared titles: Maps to the Stars (2014), I'm Losing You (1998)See all 2 shared titles with David Cronenberg
