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Jordan Brady

Jordan Brady

Director, producer, writer, cinematographer and editor · Born August 10, 1964 (62) · USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jordan Brady is an American director. He wrote and directed the feature film Dill Scallion, and directed the films Confessions of an American Girl, Waking Up in Reno and The Third Wheel. Jordan Brady was also a stand-up comic in the 1980s. He was also one of the original members of Richmond's Comedy Underground, an improv group that was started in the early 80s and was the originator of the line, "Bow Chicka Bow Wow!". A marine style clean cut young man, his fresh and unique material ranged from impressions of G.I. Joe to re-enactments of entire porn film soundtracks. His most recent film is the documentary on the art and occupational hazards of stand-up comedy entitled I Am Comic. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jordan Brady, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 10, 1964 (62)
From
USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer, cinematographer and editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 14 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Jordan Brady's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
34%
Bonds
25%
Society
20%
Ideas
13%
Morality
8%
Self-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · 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 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Contemplative
3
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
2
Joyful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Jordan Brady's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Jordan Brady'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

14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hendrie(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Disconnected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • I Am Battle Comic(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Am Road Comic(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!(2012)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • I Am Comic(2010)

    Director · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Waking Up in Reno(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Third Wheel(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • American Girl(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dill Scallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Name Your Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • Herman's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Bar

  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Wilkes

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Teen Boy

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1989 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Waking Up in Reno (2002)

$374K worldwide

Highest rated

Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! (2012)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Waking Up in Reno (2002)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 13: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting8 of 13: 4 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting2 of 13: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 13: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 13: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 13: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

13 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s3 · crew2010s5 · 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 Jordan Brady's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, cinematographer, editor

I Am Battle Comic (2017)

82nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hendrie (2024)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Jordan Brady work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jordan Brady's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wayne Federman shares the most, 4.

Actors

Producers