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Brandon Auman

Brandon Auman

Writer and producer, also director · Born December 25, 1972 (53) · Los Angeles, CA

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Brandon Auman is a Saturn Award-winning, four-time Emmy nominated writer, showrunner and executive producer. He is currently head writer and showrunner of Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, an adult animated series for Amazon Prime. Previous work include head writer and executive producer at both Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios. Brandon is also an illustrator and painter, and collector old books, vintage toys and artwork. He is already writing his next novel, a fantasy/horror epic.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 25, 1972 (53)
From
Los Angeles, CA
Works as
Writer and producer, also director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 28 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 15% in 30 days

What are Brandon Auman's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
31%
Survival
11%
Morality
9%
Society
6%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
17
Tense
11
Joyful
6
Hopeful
7
Dread
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Brandon Auman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brandon Auman'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

28 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Sleepwalker (2026)

$184K worldwide

Highest rated

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 21: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 21: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting21 of 21: 15 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thProducing5 of 21: 0 only producing, 5 with another role

21 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 5 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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2014–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
  3. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International

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.

How do Brandon Auman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 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 7

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · writer

Tak & the Power of Juju (2007)

81st percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 28/100 and the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Brandon Auman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles8–67 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brandon Auman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brandon Auman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eugene Son shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

  • Eugene Son8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Eugene Son
  • Henry Gilroy7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Henry Gilroy
  • Kevin Burke6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kevin Burke
  • Jack Kirby6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Jack Kirby

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles