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Dean Balser

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Titles
8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Dean Balser's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
27%
Morality
26%
Survival
26%
Ideas
11%
Self
10%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Dread
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Dean Balser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dean Balser'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

15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • You Belong to Me(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • All Around the Town(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Loves Music, Loves to Dance(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Jenifer(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Mutant X(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Xchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

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  • No Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

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  • Riddler's Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

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  • 30 Years to Life(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Bone Daddy(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight Becomes You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Animorphs(1998)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Let Me Call You Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 114 episodes · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1979 to 2002.

Highest rated

Animorphs (1998)

Midcredits 33rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing13 of 13: 13 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score21st

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s6 · 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 Dean Balser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · editor

Jenifer (2001)

78th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

You Belong to Me (2002)

Midcredits 43rd · 44% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 32. 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.

Who does Dean Balser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dean Balser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary Higgins Clark shares the most, 3.

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Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers