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Directing

Don McBrearty

Career

Active from 1980 to 2024, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wind at My Back
Wind at My Back
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Don McBrearty Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 7
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Christmas Romance 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Feel-Good Movie 5
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Canadian History 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 58
A Cinderella Christmas Ball
A Cinderella Christmas Ball (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer, Director

Christmas on Windmill Way
Christmas on Windmill Way (2023)
GoodWatch score 55

Executive Producer, Director

The Fabric of Christmas
The Fabric of Christmas (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Royally Yours, This Christmas
Royally Yours, This Christmas (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Zoe's Having a Baby
Zoe's Having a Baby (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Christmas at the Drive-In
Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer, Director

The Perfect Pairing
The Perfect Pairing (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Boyfriends of Christmas Past
Boyfriends of Christmas Past (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Jingle Bell Princess
Jingle Bell Princess (2021)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Cooking Up Love
Cooking Up Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Color of Love
Color of Love (2021)

Director

Unlocking Christmas
Unlocking Christmas (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 55
Double Holiday
Double Holiday (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Return to Christmas Creek
Return to Christmas Creek (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer, Director

Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Executive Producer

Christmas in Love
Christmas in Love (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

Executive Producer, Director

Very, Very, Valentine
Very, Very, Valentine (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Magical Christmas Ornaments
Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Deadly Secrets by the Lake
Deadly Secrets by the Lake (2017)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Valentine Ever After
Valentine Ever After (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Star Spangled Banners
Star Spangled Banners (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (2012)

Director

An Old Fashioned Christmas
An Old Fashioned Christmas (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Wild Girl
The Wild Girl (2010)

Director

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 64
Unstable
Unstable (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Accidental Friendship
Accidental Friendship (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Luna: Spirit of the Whale
Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

More Sex & the Single Mom
More Sex & the Single Mom (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Terry
Terry (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Chasing Freedom
Chasing Freedom (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Sex & the Single Mom
Sex & the Single Mom (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Interrogation of Michael Crowe
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 58
Riddler's Moon
Riddler's Moon (1999)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

The Arrow
The Arrow (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Newton : A Tale of Two Isaacs
Newton : A Tale of Two Isaacs (1997)

Director

Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow (1997)

Director

The Haunting of Lisa
The Haunting of Lisa (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Butterbox Babies
Butterbox Babies (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 57
A Child's Christmas in Wales
A Child's Christmas in Wales (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Town Where No One Got Off
The Town Where No One Got Off (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Really Weird Tales
Really Weird Tales (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

American Nightmare
American Nightmare (1983)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Boys and Girls
Boys and Girls (1983)

Director

Coming Out Alive
Coming Out Alive (1980)

Director

Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels (1980)

Director, Writer