Brian Petsos is a writer, director, and producer. After graduating from art school in Chicago, he eventually began acting and improvising. In due time he started to write and make films, moving away from performing to focus on filmmaking, and ultimately leaving Chicago for New York City, where he lives today.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Actor, producer, writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Brian Petsos' films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Allyas Benny in Adventures in the Sin Bin (2012)
- Heroas Harry in Revenge for Jolly! (2012)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Petsos' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Brian Petsos' 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
16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Big Gold Brick(2022)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
The Letter Room(2020)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Lightningface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Sundays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Ticky Tacky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
How to Be a Man(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Chlorine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Girl Most Likely(2012)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Revenge for Jolly!(2012)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Bridesmaids(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Boobie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
MacGruber(2010)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Funny or Die Presents...(2010)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
One Night Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
This Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2007 to 2022; peak year 2012.
Biggest box office
Big Gold Brick (2022)
Highest rated
The Letter Room (2020)
Most popular right now
Big Gold Brick (2022)
Film career
Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2012Screen debut· Revenge for Jolly!
- 2012First top-billed film· Revenge for Jolly!
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Brian Petsos' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Petsos work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brian Petsos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oscar Isaac shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Chadd HarboldShared titles: How to Be a Man (2013), Revenge for Jolly! (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Chadd Harbold
Actors
- Oscar IsaacShared titles: Big Gold Brick (2022), The Letter Room (2020), Revenge for Jolly! (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Oscar Isaac
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Bryan GaynorShared titles: Big Gold Brick (2022), How to Be a Man (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Gaynor
- Daniel KatzShared titles: Big Gold Brick (2022), Revenge for Jolly! (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Katz
- Justin HoriShared titles: Big Gold Brick (2022), Revenge for Jolly! (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Hori
Producers
- Peter FruchtmanShared titles: Big Gold Brick (2022), Revenge for Jolly! (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Fruchtman
- Terry LeonardShared titles: How to Be a Man (2013), Revenge for Jolly! (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Terry Leonard
Mixed roles
- Kristen WiigShared titles: Big Gold Brick (2022), Revenge for Jolly! (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kristen Wiig
