Norman Gay
- Editor
- 9 on Motif · 18 credits in all
What are Norman Gay's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
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 Norman Gay's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Norman Gay'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
18 credits, 9 with a Motif page.
Murder Times Seven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
Kojak: None So Blind(1990)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Leader of the Band (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Intimate Strangers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Out of the Darkness(1985)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Equalizer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Lily in Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Found Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Brady’s Escape (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Svengali (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
A Question of Honor(1982)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Honeysuckle Rose(1980)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Fantastic Seven(1979)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Shock Waves(1977)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Exorcist(1973)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Connection (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
The French Connection(1971)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1971 to 1990.
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 Norman Gay's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 46, detractors 19. 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 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 Norman Gay work with?
People who share at least 2 of Norman Gay's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barton Heyman shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Jud TaylorShared titles: Out of the Darkness (1985), A Question of Honor (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Jud Taylor
Actors
- Barton HeymanShared titles: Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983), A Question of Honor (1982), The Exorcist (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Barton Heyman
- Joe SpinellShared titles: Out of the Darkness (1985), Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Spinell
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Robert Q. LovettShared titles: Kojak: None So Blind (1990), The Fantastic Seven (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Q. Lovett
- Billy GoldenbergShared titles: Out of the Darkness (1985), A Question of Honor (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Goldenberg
- Brian WestShared titles: Out of the Darkness (1985), A Question of Honor (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Brian West
- Evan A. LottmanShared titles: Honeysuckle Rose (1980), The Exorcist (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Evan A. Lottman
Producers
- Larry JacobsonShared titles: Out of the Darkness (1985), Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983), A Question of Honor (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Jacobson
- Sonny GrossoShared titles: Out of the Darkness (1985), Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983), A Question of Honor (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Sonny Grosso
Mixed roles
- Marc LaubShared titles: Kojak: None So Blind (1990), Honeysuckle Rose (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Laub