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Brad Besser

Brad Besser

Editor, director, cinematographer and producer

Brad Besser is a Los Angeles based film and television editor. He has edited for Spike Jonze, Marc Forster, Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman, Lynne Ramsey, Rick Rubin, and McG, among others. In addition to editing Brad was the director of the Sundance Official Selection Beaver Trilogy Part IV, and the Hollywood Film Festival Best Documentary The World of Z. Brad is from Salt Lake City, UT where he was a camera operator and editor for the Utah Jazz, and a camera operator for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Editor, director, cinematographer and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Brad Besser's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
25%
Survival
24%
Morality
17%
Ideas
17%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Bonds
3%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · 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 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · 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 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Brad Besser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Brad Besser'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

12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • DreamQuil(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/Mixtape(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Uglies(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • White Bird(2023)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sweet Girl(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • No Future(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2(2016)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Beaver Trilogy Part IV(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Living in the Age of Airplanes(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The World of Z(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Modern Imbecile's Planet World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 2010 to 2025.

Highest rated

No Future (2021)

Midcredits 31st

Most popular right now

V/H/S/Mixtape (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 9: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 9: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 9: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing7 of 9: 6 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew1 of 9: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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 Brad Besser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of the 9 of 10 with a score; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

DreamQuil (2026)

97th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

White Bird (2023)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Brad Besser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brad Besser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Chesse shares the most, 2.

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers