Don McBrearty
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13Hallmark films
8 at Christmas
across 13 rated films
Right on the Hallmark median
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Don McBrearty is the guy behind the camera who keeps the snow falling on schedule. Across 13 films from 2008 to 2022 he has mostly worked the Hallmark home turf: small towns in winter, eight of them holiday titles, and he plays the form straight rather than reaching for anything strange. His films land at 6.3 on average, which is the dependable middle of the pack, and his best work clusters tight at the top. Double Holiday from 2019 is his high point at 6.8, with Accidental Friendship back in 2008 and Valentine Ever After from 2016 right behind at 6.7. There is no single star he keeps coming back to. He directs the kind of comfortable December picture you put on without checking the synopsis, and he has been quietly making them for over a decade.
Follow & about Don
Don McBrearty is a Canadian film director.
Don’s signature
Across 13 films, Don usually leans into Christmas, often plays a writer and is usually set in small towns.
- Christmas8 films
- small towns7 films
- a writer4 films
- a love triangle8 films
- enemies-to-lovers5 films
11 hours
11 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.
Adds up across 8 festive titles.
Known for
Director · 2018
Weirdness 3/10
Director · 2018
Weirdness 2/10
Director · 2018
Weirdness 5/10
Director · 2016
Weirdness 3/10
Director · 2017
Weirdness 9/10
Director · 2019
Weirdness 5/10
On-screen partners
Don’s most frequent on-screen partner is Art Hindle, with 2 films together.
Where Don fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Don keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 13 movies
Newest first2020s
3 films2010s
9 films- 2019Double HolidayDirector · Christmas6.8Weird 5/10
- 2018Christmas in LoveDirector · Christmas6.3Weird 5/10
- 2018Pride, Prejudice and MistletoeDirector · Christmas6.2Weird 3/10
- 2018Return to Christmas CreekDirector · Christmas6.1Weird 2/10
- 2018
Very, Very, ValentineDirector · Valentine's Day6.5Weird 4/10 - 2017Magical Christmas OrnamentsDirector · Christmas6.3Weird 9/10
- 2016Valentine Ever AfterDirector · Valentine's Day6.7Weird 3/10
- 2010
An Old Fashioned ChristmasDirector · Christmas5.9Weird 8/10 - 2010
The Wild GirlDirector · Small Town5.5Weird 3/10
Don’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Don’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Don McBrearty
Don’s creative circle
Go-to cast
- Art Hindle2 films
- Brendan Penny2 films
- Damon Runyan2 films
- Judah Katz2 films
- Kathleen Munroe2 films
Who Don works with
The cast and crew Don keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.
Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 6.3 across 13 rated movies — each dot is one film.
