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Brian Herzlinger

Brian Herzlinger

Director and writer, also producer and editor · Born February 19, 1976 (50) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Brian Scott Herzlinger (born February 19, 1976) is an American film director who directed and starred in My Date with Drew, a documentary released in 2005. Herzlinger graduated from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY) with a film degree in 1997.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 19, 1976 (50)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Director and writer, also producer and editor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 39 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Brian Herzlinger's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th 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
44%
Self
26%
Society
11%
Survival
9%
Morality
8%
Power
1%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 27 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 21 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 29 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
17
Hopeful
19
Joyful
14
Tense
10
Romantic
11
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous2

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 Herzlinger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Herzlinger'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

39 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chasing Christmas(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Hurts(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Get Him Back for Christmas(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Christmas Wish(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Plumhill Manor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Mr. Manhattan(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Craft Me a Romance(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Holiday Dating Guide(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Reindeer Games Homecoming(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Yoga Retreat(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Walls Are Watching(2022)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Aloha with Love(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Holiday Fix Up(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Dance Reunion(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • High Holiday(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • All for Her(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lena and Snowball(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Welcome Home Christmas(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Psycho Yoga Instructor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys(2020)

    Director · as Self - Director / Friend of Both Coreys

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Twinkle All the Way(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Movie Christmas(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Smothered by Mothers(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Switch(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Romance(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Death House(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Love's Last Resort(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Nanny Nightmare(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Love Always, Santa(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bus Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • The Perfect Daughter(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Meet My Valentine(2015)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Finding Normal(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • How Sweet It Is(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Angel(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Brother White(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Stone Markers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Baby on Board(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • My Date with Drew(2004)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Lena and Snowball (2021)

$556K worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas Angel (2012)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Baby on Board (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 39: 25 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting11 of 39: 2 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing2 of 39: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 39: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 39: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

39 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s20 · 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 Herzlinger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · director, writer

How Sweet It Is (2013)

97th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Get Him Back for Christmas (2024)

Midcredits 82nd · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 27 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.

Who does Brian Herzlinger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Herzlinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Duncan shares the most, 10.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers