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Dann Cahn

Editor and producer

Works as
Editor and producer
Titles
20 on Motif · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Dann Cahn's films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Motif score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Motif score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Motif score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
25%
Bonds
24%
Self
20%
Society
11%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
8
Absurd
6
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

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 Dann Cahn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 20 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dann Cahn's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

33 credits, 20 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Man Upstairs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus(1991)

    Editor

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Jake Spanner, Private Eye(1989)

    Editor

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan in Manhattan(1989)

    Editor

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Out of Time(1988)

    Editor

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bates Motel(1987)

    Editor

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Dan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Post Production Supervisor

  • Tough Enough(1983)

    Editor

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Farrell for the People(1982)

    Editor

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Five of Me(1981)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angel City(1980)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Octagon(1980)

    Editor

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Suicide's Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Editor

  • The Legend of the Golden Gun(1979)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Zero to Sixty(1978)

    Editor

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free(1976)

    Editor

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sky Hei$t (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Supervising Editor

  • Honky Tonk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Associate Producer

  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • Black Noon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls(1970)

    Editor

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Phynx(1970)

    Editor

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Heaven with a Gun(1969)

    Editor

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Land's End (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Associate Producer

  • Broken Sabre(1965)

    Producer

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Coronado 9 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • U.S. Marshall (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Editorial Manager

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 9 episodes · Supervising Film Editor

  • Leave It to Beaver(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • M Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Forever, Darling(1956)

    Editor

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Adventure of the Speckled Band (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1949 to 1992.

Biggest box office

The Octagon (1980)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)

Motif 81st

Most popular right now

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 26: 4 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 26: 4 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing16 of 26: 15 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Motif score16thOther crew2 of 26: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s4 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s1 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Dann Cahn's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Motif score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · editor

Farrell for the People (1982)

77th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)

Motif 81st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Motif 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.

Is Dann Cahn's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 31

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Dann Cahn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dann Cahn's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee H. Katzin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers