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Brandon Christensen

Brandon Christensen

Producer, director, writer and editor · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Brandon Christensen is a Canadian filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the horror films Still/Born (2017), Z (2019), Superhost (2021) and The Puppetman (2023).

Biography from TMDB.

From
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Producer, director, writer and editor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 44% in 30 days

What are Brandon Christensen's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
38%
Bonds
21%
Self
16%
Morality
13%
Society
10%
Ideas
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 7

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
10
Melancholic
5
Cold
1
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Brandon Christensen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brandon Christensen'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

25 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bodycam(2025)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Reaper(2025)

    Director · Colorist · Producer · Visual Effects · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shelby Oaks(2024)

    Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy and Stiggs(2024)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Strange Harvest(2024)

    as Noah Lafone

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Little Bites(2024)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • It's a Wonderful Knife(2023)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Puppetman(2023)

    Director · Editor · Visual Effects · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Influencer(2022)

    Producer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • South of Heaven(2021)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Superhost(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Visual Effects · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Day(2021)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Summerland(2020)

    Producer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Pale Door(2020)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bliss(2019)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • VFW(2019)

    Thanks · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Z(2019)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Visual Effects · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Spiral(2019)

    Executive Producer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • What Keeps You Alive(2018)

    Compositing Artist · Executive Producer · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Still/Born(2017)

    Director · Thanks · Visual Effects · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • It Stains the Sands Red(2016)

    Producer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Red Herring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks

  • White With Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor

  • Grave Encounters 2(2012)

    as Vlogger

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Still/Born (2017)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Influencer (2022)

Midcredits 45th

Most popular right now

Bodycam (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 25: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting8 of 25: 0 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stWriting7 of 25: 0 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing10 of 25: 0 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thEditing6 of 25: 0 only editing, 6 with another roleOther crew20 of 25: 10 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score29th

25 titles, 13 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2010s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2020s14 · 1 acting · 13 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 Brandon Christensen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

Summerland (2020)

83rd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Strange Harvest (2024)

Midcredits 53rd · 48% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 10 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.

Is Brandon Christensen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles51–82 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles4–52 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles39–69 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles30–66 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles55–81 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Christensen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brandon Christensen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kurtis David Harder shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers