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Brian Levant

Director, producer and writer · Born August 6, 1952 (74) · Highland Park, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American television and film director, writer and producer. Levant was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He started his career in 1977 as a writer for the TV series "The Jeffersons". He also wrote for, among other TV shows, Mork & Mindy, Still the Beaver, and Happy Days. He is best known for directing the films Beethoven, The Flintstones, Jingle All the Way and Are We There Yet?. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Levant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1952 (74)
From
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 28 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 6% in 30 days

What are Brian Levant's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
71%
Self
15%
Morality
10%
Society
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Absurd
8
Warm
7
Thrilling
6
Manic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet1
  • Cyclical1

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 Brian Levant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Levant'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

28 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Max 2: White House Hero(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Game of Love(2016)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Story 2(2012)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster(2010)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Next Door(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Beethoven's Big Break(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Are We There Yet?(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Snow Dogs(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Leave It to Beaver(1997)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Jingle All the Way(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Story

  • Problem Child 3: Junior in Love(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Flintstones(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Beethoven(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Problem Child 2(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Poochinski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • My Secret Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show Creator

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The New Leave It to Beaver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • Charles in Charge(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Still the Beaver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Story · Writer

  • The Bad News Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

  • Brothers and Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Mork & Mindy(1978)

    Show 95 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1978 to 2017.

Biggest box office

The Flintstones (1994)

$342M worldwide

Highest rated

Jingle All the Way (1996)

Midcredits 37th

Most popular right now

The Flintstones (1994)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 28: 12 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score22ndWriting8 of 28: 5 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing9 of 28: 3 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score19thOther crew2 of 28: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

28 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s6 · 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 Brian Levant's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director, producer

Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure (2014)

98th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Married... with Children (1987)

Midcredits 87th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 16 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 Brian Levant's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles30–48 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles16–40 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles17–50 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles11–45 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles16–51 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all 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 Brian Levant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Levant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Newman shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles