From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eric Schaeffer (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Schaeffer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 22, 1962 (64)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor, writer, director and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Eric Schaeffer's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Michael in Fall (1997)
- Heroas Wirey Spindell in Wirey Spindell (1999)
- Heroas Sam Blue in Mind the Gap (2004)
- Shapeshifteras Detective Miller in Gravity (2010)
- Shadowas Michael in After Fall, Winter (2011)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Eric Schaeffer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).
- Boy Meets Girl (2014) · director, writer, producer
- The Dead Zone (2002) · actor
- Mind the Gap (2004) · actor, director, writer, producer
- Before I Go (2021) · director, writer, producer
- After Fall, Winter (2011) · actor, director, writer, producer
- Fall (1997) · actor, director, writer, producer
- Wirey Spindell (1999) · actor, director, writer
- Boy Meets Girl (2014) · director, writer, producer · free
- The Dead Zone (2002) · actor · free
- Mind the Gap (2004) · actor, director, writer, producer · free
- Before I Go (2021) · director, writer, producer · free
- After Fall, Winter (2011) · actor, director, writer, producer · free
- Spanglish (2004) · actor · free
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Eric Schaeffer'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
23 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Before I Go(2021)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Boy Meets Girl(2014)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
After Fall, Winter(2011)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
They're Out of the Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Gravity(2010)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Adventureland(2009)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
I Can't Believe I'm Still Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Starved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Spanglish(2004)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Marmalade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Mind the Gap(2004)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Dead Zone(2002)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
First Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Never Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Wirey Spindell(1999)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Everything's Relative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Gunshy(1998)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Fall(1997)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
If Lucy Fell(1996)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all filmsToo Something (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
My Life's in Turnaround (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Career shape
Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1994 to 2021; peak year 1996.
Biggest box office
If Lucy Fell (1996)
Highest rated
Boy Meets Girl (2014)
Most popular right now
Gravity (2010)
Film career
Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1995Screen debut· The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
- 1997First top-billed film· Fall
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Eric Schaeffer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Eric Schaeffer work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eric Schaeffer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terence Michael shares the most, 4.
Composers and editors
- Frank ReynoldsShared titles: Before I Go (2021), Boy Meets Girl (2014), After Fall, Winter (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Reynolds
- Matthew PuckettShared titles: Before I Go (2021), Boy Meets Girl (2014), After Fall, Winter (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew Puckett
- Amanda KravatShared titles: Wirey Spindell (1999), Fall (1997), If Lucy Fell (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Amanda Kravat
- Mitchel StanleyShared titles: Mind the Gap (2004), Wirey Spindell (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Mitchel Stanley
Producers
- Terence MichaelShared titles: Mind the Gap (2004), Wirey Spindell (1999), Fall (1997), If Lucy Fell (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Terence Michael
- Bruce AitkenShared titles: Before I Go (2021), After Fall, Winter (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Aitken
- Robert KravitzShared titles: Mind the Gap (2004), Wirey Spindell (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Kravitz