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Eric Neal Young

Producer and director, also cinematographer

Works as
Producer and director, also cinematographer
Titles
9 on Motif · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 34% in 30 days

What are Eric Neal Young's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Morality.

Genres

Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif 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
Ideas
28%
Morality
16%
Survival
14%
Power
13%
Society
13%
Self
12%
Bonds
3%
Art5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Neal Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Neal Young's titles on Motif; 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

34 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • Marisol(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn 45(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • I Got a Monster(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly'(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Axe Murders of Villisca(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen(2010)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fashion Photographers Exposed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Henry Mancini: More Than Music (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Associate Producer

  • Kay Thompson: Think Pink! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • The Invincible 'Iron Man'(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Jack Kirby: Story Teller(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Old Tucson: Where the Legends Walked (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • My Dad, Walt Disney (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Harold's Hollywood: On Location Then & Now (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Monument Valley: John Ford Country (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Playing Cat and Mouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Mrs. Stone: Looking for the Light in All the Dark Corners (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • The Searchers: An Appreciation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Taint of Greatness: The Journey of Beavis and Butt-Head (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Making the "Escape" (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Breathing Hard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 2001 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016)

$182K worldwide

Highest rated

Brooklyn 45 (2023)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Jack Kirby: Story Teller (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 30: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing27 of 30: 27 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 30: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s27 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Eric Neal Young's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly' (2003)

90th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Neal Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Neal Young's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Abrams shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles