Since childhood, PJ Leonard was fascinated by the entertainment world. PJ got his start as an associate producer with the Off-Broadway production, Dreamstuff, in 2005. He later founded Other Side of the River Productions in the hopes of producing his own feature films based on the stories from his life growing up in the working class of New Jersey. The Immaculate Misconception was the first project brought to life by his company, followed quickly by the acclaimed short film, "The Hit" and feature film, The Fallen Faithful, which has won several awards at film festivals all around North America. PJ was asked by Ryan O'Nan to join the production team Chu & Blossom staring Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl, Tony winner Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) and Annie Potts (Ghostbusters) plus familiar faces Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men) and Richard Kind (Spin City). He also wrote and starred in his Short Film, "Speculo" which Emmy Winner Obba Babatunde directed. He also was a producer on Mysterious Circumstances: The Death of Meriwether Lewis starring John Schneider, Evan Williams, and Sonny Marinelli. PJ has also been influential in building the film program at Itawamba Community College (ICC). ICC is a community college in Mississippi which has three campuses, in Fulton, Belden, and Tupelo, Mississippi. Working alongside seasoned producers, actors, and other production professionals the students experience the hands-on direct and practical way of learning. Mississippi Minute, which is PJ's directorial debut is the ICC film students first production brought to fruition. The students developed the story, wrote the script, and did the pre-production work before joining in the production. It is PJ's plan along with ICC instructor and fellow producer Morgan Cutturini to involve current ICC film students in Mississippi Scholar as production assistants. ICC alumni are already penciled in the crew list.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 4, 1962 (64)
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Producer and writer, also actor
- 4 on MovieCove
Known for
What are P.J. Leonard's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 P.J. Leonard's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for P.J. Leonard'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
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Mississippi Scholar(2024)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Chu and Blossom(2014)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
My Brother's War(2005)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 3 titles from 2014 to 2024.
How do P.J. Leonard's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Who does P.J. Leonard work with?
People who share at least 2 of P.J. Leonard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amye Gousset shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Amye GoussetShared titles: Mississippi Scholar (2024), Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Amye Gousset
- Lance E. NicholsShared titles: Mississippi Scholar (2024), Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Lance E. Nichols
- Marcus DupreeShared titles: Mississippi Scholar (2024), Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Marcus Dupree
- Sonny MarinelliShared titles: Mississippi Scholar (2024), Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sonny Marinelli
Producers
- Michael MoscaShared titles: Mississippi Scholar (2024), Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Mosca
- Morgan CutturiniShared titles: Mississippi Scholar (2024), Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Morgan Cutturini