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Christopher Storer

Christopher Storer

Producer, director and writer · Born July 5, 1981 (45) · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

4 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Christopher Storer (born July 5, 1981) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Having initially risen to prominence for his collaborations with comedian Bo Burnham, such as co-directing Burnham's comedy specials what. (2013) and Make Happy (2016) and producing Burnham's debut film Eighth Grade (2018), he became more widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Storer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 5, 1981 (45)
From
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 37 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Christopher Storer's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
44%
Society
21%
Bonds
17%
Survival
12%
Morality
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 3 · 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 12 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 4

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 14

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 10 · 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 12 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Contemplative
11
Absurd
8
Tense
6
Warm
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical3

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 Christopher Storer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Storer'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

37 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Music Supervisor

  • Ramy Youssef: In Love(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Outcome(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Bubble & Squeak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Y2K(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Ramy Youssef: More Feelings(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mustache(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Bear(2022)

    Show 46 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Music Supervisor · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • On the Count of Three(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Drew Michael: Red Blue Green(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Rental(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Little Voice(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dan Soder: Son of a Gary(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dickinson(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Sermon on the Mount(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ramy Youssef: Feelings(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Home Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Ramy(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Drew Michael: Drew Michael(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Comedy Lineup(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Tamborine(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Eighth Grade(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 8(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bo Burnham: Make Happy(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Bo Burnham: What. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Adventures in the Sin Bin(2012)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Gay Kid and Fat Chick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Martha & Muhammad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Lincoln Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Winter of Frankie Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Worst Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 31 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Eighth Grade (2018)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 37: 11 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting3 of 37: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing25 of 37: 17 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew3 of 37: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

37 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2010s17 · crew2020s14 · 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 Primetime Emmys and 6 other major awards from 27 major nominations, 2019–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · International
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · International
    • +3 other major bodies · 3 wins and 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy Series
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Comedy
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · International
    • +4 other major bodies · 3 wins and 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy Series
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Comedy
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Scripted Series
  5. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature

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 Christopher Storer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Mustache (2023)

97th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 21 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 Christopher Storer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles6–71 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles31–51 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles54–86 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles15–64 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles18–61 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Christopher Storer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Storer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Wehde shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers