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Jack Schaefer

Writer · Died January 24, 1991, aged 83 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Born
November 19, 1907
Died
January 24, 1991 (aged 83)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 10 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Jack Schaefer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Society
27%
Bonds
22%
Morality
17%
Power
3%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

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 Jack Schaefer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Schaefer'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

10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Monte Walsh(2003)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Stubby Pringle's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Story

  • Monte Walsh(1970)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Advance to the Rear(1964)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Trooper Hook(1957)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Tribute to a Bad Man(1956)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Jane Wyman Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Original Story

  • Shane(1953)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Silver Whip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Novel

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Story

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1952 to 2003.

Biggest box office

Shane (1953)

$22K worldwide

Highest rated

Shane (1953)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing9 of 9: 9 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1950s6 · crew1970s2 · crew2000s1 · 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 Jack Schaefer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · writer

Shane (1953)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 66/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Jack Schaefer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Schaefer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Zelag Goodman shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers