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Karen Harley

Editor and director

Works as
Editor and director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Karen Harley's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: 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
Self
28%
Bonds
15%
Survival
15%
Power
12%
Morality
12%
Society
10%
Ideas
8%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Melancholic
5
Tense
4
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

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 Karen Harley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karen Harley'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

44 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Para Vigo Me Voy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Radioactive Emergency(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • A Want in Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Oxygen Masks Will Not Drop Down Automatically (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Editor

  • Carnival Is Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Ritas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Co-Director · Screenplay

  • The Business Women’s Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Portrait of a Certain Orient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Amar é para os Fortes(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Fortaleza Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die(2019)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Greta(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for the Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • The Edge of Democracy(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Hilda Hilst Pede Contato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Zama(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Trees(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Vergel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • The Devil's Scarab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Orphans of Eldorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • O Fim e os Meios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Big Jet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • The Second Mother(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Os Amigos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Once Upon a Time Veronica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Rat Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Mama Africa(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Waste Land(2010)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Girl's Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Bog of Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Trecho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Three Marias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • Moro no Brasil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • Janela da Alma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • With the Whole Ocean to Swim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • Tieta of Agreste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor

  • O Quatrilho(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rio's Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • Ernesto Neto: Nós Pescando o Tempo - Investigações (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Second Mother (2015)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Second Mother (2015)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 43: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 43: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleEditing37 of 43: 37 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew1 of 43: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s11 · 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 Karen Harley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6

Most divisive · editor

Amar é para os Fortes (2023)

98th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Second Mother (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 27. 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 Karen Harley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karen Harley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Camila Agustini shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers