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Gerald W. Abrams

Gerald W. Abrams

Producer and actor · Born September 26, 1939 (87) · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Born
September 26, 1939 (87)
From
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
35 on Motif · 64 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Gerald W. Abrams' films like?

Across their 29 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
29%
Survival
21%
Morality
17%
Self
16%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 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 8 · Serious 8 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 21 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 10

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
16
Hopeful
15
Warm
8
Dread
8
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Gerald W. Abrams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 35 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gerald W. Abrams' 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

64 credits, 35 with a Motif page.

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    as General Cypress (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    as Captain Cypress

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Love, Again(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Shepherd(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Houdini(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)

    as Starfleet Memorial Admiral

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Dog Named Duke(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Pastor's Wife(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Fairfield Road(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek(2009)

    as Barfly

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The National Tree(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Daniel's Daughter(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie & Me(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Isolation(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • See Arnold Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • A Deadly Encounter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Ashes(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Visitor(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Second Honeymoon(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Nuremberg (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge David Amann

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Blood Brothers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • The Fatal Image (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Family of Spies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Daughter of Darkness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Jekyll and Hyde(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Finish Line (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • A Father's Revenge(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hearts of Fire(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Monte Carlo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Thompson's Last Run(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Florence Nightingale(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Steel Collar Man(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scorned and Swindled (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive Producer

  • Found Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • Running Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • A Woman Called Golda(1982)

    Production Consultant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Berlin Tunnel 21(1981)

    Executive Producer · as Phil

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Act of Love(1980)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Gift (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • Letters from Frank (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • Flesh & Blood(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Flesh & Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Murder at the Mardi Gras (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • With This Ring (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Julie Farr, M.D. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 9 episodes · Producer

  • Having Babies III (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Ski Lift to Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • The Defection of Simas Kudirka(1978)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Having Babies II (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Executive Producer

  • Red Alert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Executive Producer

  • The Secret Life of John Chapman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Producer

  • Having Babies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Executive Producer

  • James Dean(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Katherine(1975)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Winner Take All(1975)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Betrayal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Associate Producer

  • It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Associate Producer

  • Where Have All the People Gone(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1974 to 2019.

Highest rated

A Christmas Visitor (2002)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Houdini (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 56: 5 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thProducing50 of 56: 49 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew1 of 56: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s19 · crew1980s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew1990s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2010s9 · 3 acting · 6 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Gerald W. Abrams' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · producer

Hearts of Fire (1987)

79th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Star Trek (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Gerald W. Abrams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gerald W. Abrams' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gerald I. Isenberg shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers