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Sam Bauer

Editor, also producer

Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Sam Bauer's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
29%
Survival
23%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
12%
Morality
10%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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 7 · Full focus 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
9
Dread
7
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Sam Bauer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Bauer'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

24 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Are You There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer · Editor

  • Are You There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Good Thief(2021)

    Editor · Executive Producer · Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Reason(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Disappearance(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • I Am That Man(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Love Everlasting(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • XOXO(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Driftless Area(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Atticus Institute(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hollows Grove(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Alien Abduction(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Happy Camp(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Hours(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Eyes(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Box(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Southland Tales(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Way the World Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Dark Ride(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • 39 Pounds of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • Donnie Darko(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Visceral Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Thena

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1997 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Donnie Darko (2001)

$7.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Donnie Darko (2001)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 17: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic3 of 17: 2 only music, 1 with another roleEditing15 of 17: 13 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thOther crew1 of 17: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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 Sam Bauer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer, editor

Good Thief (2021)

94th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Donnie Darko (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Sam Bauer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles27–57 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian 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 Sam Bauer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Bauer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Shapira shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles