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Andrew Gernhard

Andrew Gernhard

Producer, also cinematographer, editor, writer and director · Born January 30, 1977 (49) · Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Andrew Gernhard is a prolific American filmmaker and producer whose creative vision has brought over 100 films to life across genres ranging from horror to heartwarming holiday tales. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Gernhard graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1995 and earned a degree in Communication (Television Production) with a minor in Graphic Design from Southern Connecticut State University in 1999. In 2004, he founded Synthetic Cinema International, a Rocky Hill-based production company that has since become a powerhouse in made-for-TV movies, collaborating with major networks and studios like Hallmark, Netflix, Paramount, Disney, Lifetime and NBCUniversal. Gernhard's versatility shines through his diverse filmography, which includes chilling thrillers like Animal (2014) and Dead Souls (2012), as well as festive favorites such as The Noel Diary (2022) and A Biltmore Christmas (2023). His productions have not only captivated audiences, but also achieved remarkable success; two of his 2023 films ranked as the highest-rated original TV movies across all cable networks that year. His ability to develop and craft compelling stories has earned him accolades, including the 2023 Joyce Resnikoff Tourism Award for bolstering Connecticut's film industry and economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite his global reach -- with recent projects filmed in locales like Fiji, Iceland, Finland, and Scotland -- Gernhard remains deeply rooted in his Connecticut community. In 2024, he was honored as the Norwich Native Son, a testament to his enduring connection to his hometown and its influence on his work ethic and storytelling. As Synthetic Cinema International continues to grow, the company has expanded to include operations in Buffalo, New York, working closely with Buffalo FilmWorks -- home to the largest stages outside of Manhattan. This strategic partnership strengthens the East Coast production pipeline while offering access to top-tier facilities and local talent and crew. Looking ahead, Gernhard is steering the company toward additional international waters, with plans to film in exotic foreign locations that bring new depth and atmosphere to their storytelling. Gernhard's journey from a passionate student to a celebrated filmmaker underscores his commitment to storytelling and his impact on the film industry.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 30, 1977 (49)
From
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Producer, also cinematographer, editor, writer and director
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

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

What are Andrew Gernhard's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Fantasy 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%
Self
22%
Survival
18%
Society
13%
Morality
6%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 34 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 35 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 27 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

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

Steady 34 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 29 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 20 · 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 33 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 43 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
21
Hopeful
23
Romantic
19
Tense
15
Joyful
15
Other
38

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous6

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 Andrew Gernhard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Gernhard'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

60 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Lost in Paradise(2026)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Newport Christmas(2025)

    Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Quest(2024)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Trivia at St. Nick's(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Finnish Line(2024)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Biltmore Christmas(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Merry Scottish Christmas(2023)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Heidelberg Holiday(2023)

    Post Production Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mystic Christmas(2023)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Where Are You, Christmas?(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Intermedium(2023)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The 12 Days of Christmas Eve(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Steppin' Into the Holiday(2022)

    Post Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Noel Diary(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Christmas Always(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • How to Live Your Best Death(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Call Jane(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • She Came from the Woods(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mistletoe in Montana(2021)

    Post Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Holiday Fix Up(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Plum Twist(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Tune(2021)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Holiday in Harlem(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Soul Santa(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Next Stop, Christmas(2021)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Taking the Reins(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sand Dollar Cove(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Predator Returns(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • One Royal Holiday(2020)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Predator's Obsession(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Love on Iceland(2020)

    Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Holiday for Heroes(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rediscovering Christmas(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Pemberley Manor(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • A Very Nutty Christmas(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Romance at Reindeer Lodge(2017)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Splitting Image(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Stalker's Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • A Very Merry Toy Store(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Watcher in the Woods(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Twisted Sisters(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Murder Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Ana Maria in Novela Land(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Wishin' and Hopin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Dark Haul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Animal(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Deep in the Darkness(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dead Souls(2012)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Remains: Road to Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor · Producer

  • Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Alien Opponent(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Assault of the Sasquatch(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Banshee!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Predator Island(2005)

    Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Call Jane (2022)

$737K worldwide

Highest rated

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

A Very Nutty Christmas (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 49: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 49: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing44 of 49: 41 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thEditing2 of 49: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 49: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

49 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s30 · 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 Andrew Gernhard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 51 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · producer

Soul Santa (2021)

97th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 52/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Andrew Gernhard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Gernhard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Colin Theys shares the most, 36.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Bryan Capri23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Bryan Capri
  • Branden James Maxham19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Branden James Maxham
  • Tommy Fields10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Tommy Fields
  • Rob Pallatina7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Rob Pallatina

Producers

  • Molly M. Mayeux19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Molly M. Mayeux
  • Greg White12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Greg White
  • Erica Joseph Hunter10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Erica Joseph Hunter
  • Zach O'Brien10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Zach O'Brien

Mixed roles