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Brent Butler

Brent Butler

Director and producer

Brent Butler is an American television producer and director. An early member of the comedy collective JASH, he helped launch digital first shows like Norm Macdonald Live, Getting Doug with High, and Drinks of My Life with Beth Stelling. He is the Executive Producer for Magnolia Network's Self Employed, Discovery's Gold Rush: The Dirt, and Confessions from Space: Apollo. He also created and EP'd the hit solar racing documentary series Light Speed for Seeker and YouTube originals.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Brent Butler's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Society
38%
Morality
25%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
2
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Joyful
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Brent Butler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Brent Butler'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

6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special(2022)

    Production Consultant

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Inland Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer · as Doctor 2

  • Self Employed(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Confessions from Space: Apollo(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The High Court(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Norm Macdonald Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 39 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2013 to 2022.

Most popular right now

The High Court (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 4: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 4: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 4: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 4: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Brent Butler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brent Butler's MovieCove titles; Nicholas Veneroso shares the most, 2.