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Jason Bourque

Jason Bourque

Director, writer and producer, also cinematographer · Born September 6, 1972 (54) · Canada

A self-proclaimed 80s film nerd with a penchant for comedy, drama, thrillers and sci-fi, award-winning international filmmaker Jason Bourque has written, directed and produced a combined portfolio of over 80 features, television movies, series and documentaries. Jason co-wrote and co-directed the ground-breaking theatrical documentary "Shadow Company" narrated by Gerard Butler. An in-depth look into the global soldier of fortune industry, the festival hit (SXSW, Hot Docs) was reviewed favorably in the New York Times, Variety and has been used as a teaching tool for the US Senate. Jason co-directed "Darwin's Brave New World" for CBC and ABC Australia, an award-winning docudrama series shot in five countries. "Music For Mandela", his last feature documentary shot throughout South Africa, won the People's Choice Award at the Amnesty International Film Festival. A prolific genre screenwriter based in Vancouver British Columbia, Jason has written thirty five produced scripts and has several high-profile projects slated for 2026 including the action comedy "Sixteen", the supernatural horror "Ivy" and the comedy drama "Widows Club." Jason served as story editor and writer (2 episodes) on the high-octane thriller series "Insomnia" on Amazon Prime. Jason's theatrical feature "Black Fly" (writer/director) premiered at VIFF and received nominations for Best Canadian Film as well as 10 Leo Award nominations. It won for Best Male Lead Actor. Accolades include Best Feature at the Arizona Underground Film Festival. Jason's latest award-winning theatrical feature "Drone" is an indie success story. Starring Emmy-award winner Sean Bean, it was released theatrically in the US and was the #1 Indie and #2 thriller on iTunes. Recent releases include "Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!" (highest rated Hallmark movie of 2025) "Game Of Love" (2024 Leo-award for Best Director) "A World Record Christmas" (2024 Christopher Award for the Highest Values of the Human Spirit) and "My Favorite Christmas Tree" (#2 on Netflix). Recent sci-fi releases include two episodes of the award-winning "Medinah" (34 Telly Awards) shot in Qatar. Jason produced the romantic comedy "The Right One" through Lionsgate Entertainment and exec produced "Mercy" for Paramount+. This was followed by the award-winning theatrical drama "When Time Got Louder." Recently Jason executive produced and co-wrote the sci-fi horror feature "Night Comes", slated for a 2026 release.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 6, 1972 (54)
From
Canada
Works as
Director, writer and producer, also cinematographer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 76 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 21% in 30 days

What are Jason Bourque's films like?

Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Romance6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Thriller6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
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Sci-Fi3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
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Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
36%
Survival
19%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Survival21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 56 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 26 · Serious 20 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 51 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 24 · Charged 27 · Intense 5

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

Steady 36 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 5

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 41 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Warm
18
Hopeful
19
Joyful
12
Thrilling
15
Other
57

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy38
  • Bittersweet20
  • 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 Jason Bourque's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Bourque'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

76 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blue Skies(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • A World Record Christmas(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Before Your Father Finds Us(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Reason for the Season(2024)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Our Holiday Story(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Scouting for Christmas(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Whitewater Romance(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ms. Christmas Comes to Town(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mercy(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • When Time Got Louder(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Game of Love(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Honeymoon Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Christmas Retreat(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Two Christmases(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Christmas Tree(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Love for Starters(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Snowed in for Christmas(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • My Christmas Family Tree(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Waterfalls(2021)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Chronicle Mysteries: Helped to Death(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Right One(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • My Husband's Deadly Past(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hotwired in Suburbia(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Winter Romance(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • My Wife's Secret Life(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • A Mother on the Brink(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Counterfeiting in Suburbia(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Hollow(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Drone(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Woman on the Run(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • I Didn't Kill My Sister(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Vineyard(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Instinct(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Asteroid: Final Impact(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Love You to Death(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Daughter(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Earthlickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Story Consultant

  • Viking Quest(2015)

    Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Black Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Bird Co. Media (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Music for Mandela(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stonados(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Cody the Robosapien(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • End of the World(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • CAT. 8(2013)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Seattle Superstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Collision Course(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Crash Site(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Doomsday Prophecy(2011)

    Director · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Metal Tornado(2011)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Borderline Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Arctic Blast(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Darwin's Brave New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Fatal Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Phantom Racer(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

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

    Teleplay

  • Polar Storm(2009)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Wyvern(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • K9(2009)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Art of War II: Betrayal(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ghouls(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Beyond Loch Ness(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Termination Point(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Two Coreys(2007)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Storm(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Shadow Company(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Double Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • Maximum Surge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Wildfire 7(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • It Happened at Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Night Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 70 titles, 68 of them dated from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Cody the Robosapien (2013)

$291K worldwide

Highest rated

My Christmas Family Tree (2021)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Blue Skies (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing48 of 70: 42 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thWriting22 of 70: 16 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thProducing6 of 70: 4 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew1 of 70: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

70 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s15 · crew2010s29 · crew2020s24 · 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 Jason Bourque's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 56; across their 56 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th29

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 61 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · director, writer

Music for Mandela (2013)

92nd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

My Christmas Family Tree (2021)

Midcredits 87th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 50 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.

Is Jason Bourque's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jason Bourque work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Bourque's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kirk Shaw shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Kirk Shaw14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Kirk Shaw
  • Oliver De Caigny11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Oliver De Caigny
  • Timothy O. Johnson10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Timothy O. Johnson
  • Tom Berry10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Tom Berry

Mixed roles