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Edward M. Abroms

Edward M. Abroms

Editor and director, also actor · Died February 13, 2018, aged 82 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Born
May 6, 1935
Died
February 13, 2018 (aged 82)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Editor and director, also actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 61 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are Edward M. Abroms' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd 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
Morality
31%
Bonds
24%
Survival
22%
Power
9%
Self
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 13 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Warm
8
Thrilling
5
Contemplative
5
Dread
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Edward M. Abroms' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edward M. Abroms' 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

61 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • T.N.T.(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Street Fighter(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Taking the Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • One Special Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Associate Producer · Editor

  • Payoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Editor

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Nightlife(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cohen and Tate(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Plain Clothes(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cherry 2000(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Florida Straits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor

  • The Guardian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Osterman Weekend(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Thunder(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Patricia Neal Story(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sultan and the Rock Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Doctors' Private Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mrs. Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Salvage 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • David Cassidy: Man Under Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Eddie Capra Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Case of the Baltimore Girls(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Feather And Father Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • One of Our Own(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sugarland Express(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Apple's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Doc Elliot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Griff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • That Certain Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • You'll Like My Mother(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ransom for a Dead Man(1971)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Groundstar Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • McMillan & Wife(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Lock, Stock and Barrel(1971)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Berlin Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Tarzan's Deadly Silence(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dial Hot Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • My Sweet Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Night Gallery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Deadlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1969 to 1998.

Biggest box office

Street Fighter (1994)

$99M worldwide

Highest rated

Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing29 of 59: 29 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing1 of 59: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing30 of 59: 29 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

1960s3 · crew1970s37 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s7 · 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 Edward M. Abroms' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

One of Our Own (1975)

82nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)

Midcredits 94th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 31. 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 Edward M. Abroms' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles38–53 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles21–63 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles33–54 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles15–28 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–50 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Edward M. Abroms work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward M. Abroms' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gregory Goodell shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles