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Brian Oliver

Brian Oliver

Producer · Born January 29, 1971 (55) · San Francisco, California, USA

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Brian Oliver was born on 29 January 1971 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is a producer and executive, known for Black Swan (2010), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) and 1917 (2019).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 29, 1971 (55)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 40 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 50% in 30 days

What are Brian Oliver's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
25%
Bonds
20%
Self
20%
Survival
20%
Power
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 17

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 14

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
12
Melancholic
12
Thrilling
7
Hopeful
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

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 Oliver's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Oliver'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

40 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Under the Boardwalk(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Clifford the Big Red Dog(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Infinite(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Without Remorse(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Coming 2 America(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Tomorrow War(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Rocketman(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • 1917(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Flatliners(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • American Made(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Black Mass(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Everest(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Legend(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Clown(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rush(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Aftershock(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Arthur Newman(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in Black(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Ides of March(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 2nd Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Black Swan(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Malone(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Half Light(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Auto Focus(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Collinwood(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Badge(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Terry Tate: Office Linebacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • A Childhood History Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • A Manual for Cleaning Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Horrorstör (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Queen Bitch and the High Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Ernest Shackleton Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 32 of them dated from 2002 to 2023.

Biggest box office

1917 (2019)

$446M worldwide

Highest rated

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing38 of 38: 38 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s6 · 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

1 major award from 5 major nominations, 2011–2012.

WinNomination
  1. 2012
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · 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 Brian Oliver's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Aftershock (2012)

54th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

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 Oliver's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles30–87 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles9–66 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles28–79 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles23–66 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles30–90 · median 64 · 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 Brian Oliver work with?

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

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles