
An American Pickle
2020 · 5.8/10
Snoozefest
Director & actor · born 29 August 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director whose credits include writing and directing The FP (2011) with his brother Jason, as well as being the cinematographer of several films, including Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, MacGruber, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and That's My Boy. Trost also frequently collaborates with Seth Rogen, including the films This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Trost's first film as a solo director, An American Pickle, was released in 2020.
Trost was also the cinematographer of the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its 2024 sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the sequels to the 2020 film adaptation of the video game Sonic the Hedgehog.
Where to start: Rushmore (1998).

2026 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
2025 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
2019 · 7.7/10
New
2019 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
2013 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
2010 · 5.4/10
Snoozefest
2009 · 6.1/10
Popcorn Flick
2004 · 6.6/10
New
2003 · 6.6/10
New
1998 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
1996 · 4.2/10
SnoozefestBy viewer score, Rushmore (1998) at 7.4/10.
This Is the End, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Crank: High Voltage.
15 films on TMDB, 4 as director, 11 as actor.