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Gerry Hambling

Editor · Died February 5, 2013, aged 86 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Born
June 14, 1926
Died
February 5, 2013 (aged 86)
From
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Editor
Titles
32 on Motif · 51 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Gerry Hambling's films like?

Across their 26 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Motif score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Motif score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Motif score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Motif score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
29%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Society
15%
Power
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 5 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 13

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

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 17 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

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 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
14
Joyful
5
Dread
5
Hopeful
6
Other
27

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • 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 Gerry Hambling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 32 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gerry Hambling'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

51 credits, 32 with a Motif page.

  • The Life of David Gale(2003)

    Editor

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War(2002)

    Editor

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Angela's Ashes(1999)

    Editor

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Talk of Angels(1998)

    Editor

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Boxer(1997)

    Editor

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Evita(1996)

    Editor

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • White Squall(1996)

    Editor

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Road to Wellville(1994)

    Editor

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the Father(1993)

    Editor

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • City of Joy(1992)

    Editor

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Commitments(1991)

    Editor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Come See the Paradise(1990)

    Editor

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Burning(1988)

    Editor

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Leonard Part 6(1987)

    Editor

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Angel Heart(1987)

    Editor

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Absolute Beginners(1986)

    Editor

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Fragments of Isabella (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Birdy(1984)

    Editor

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Another Country(1984)

    Editor

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to the Wedding(1983)

    Editor

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pink Floyd: The Wall(1982)

    Editor

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Moon(1982)

    Editor

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Heartaches (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Editor

  • Fame(1980)

    Editor

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Foxes(1980)

    Sound Editor

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Express(1978)

    Editor

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Brute (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Bugsy Malone(1976)

    Editor

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • No Hard Feelings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • Moses the Lawgiver (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • Moses the Lawgiver (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 7 episodes · Editor

  • Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • The Devil's Backbone(1970)

    Sound Editor

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Some Will, Some Won't (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Take a Girl Like You(1970)

    Editor

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Adding Machine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • The Magnificent Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Editor

  • Press for Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Supervising Editor

  • King & Country(1964)

    Sound Editor

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rescue Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Editor

  • A Stitch in Time(1963)

    Editor

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Servant(1963)

    Sound Editor

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Freud(1962)

    Sound Editor

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Our School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Editor

  • She'll Have to Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Editor

  • The Kitchen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Art Direction

  • Interpol Calling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • The Whole Truth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Editor

  • Dry Rot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Editor

  • Alexander the Great(1956)

    Sound Editor

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1956 to 2003.

Biggest box office

Evita (1996)

$141M worldwide

Highest rated

In the Name of the Father (1993)

Motif 99th

Most popular right now

Mississippi Burning (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing41 of 48: 41 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Motif score76thOther crew7 of 48: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Motif score66th

By decade

1950s4 · crew1960s11 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s1 · 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 Gerry Hambling's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Motif score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Take a Girl Like You (1970)

72nd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

In the Name of the Father (1993)

Motif 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 31. 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 Gerry Hambling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles18–87 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles22–73 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity12 titles43–84 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles28–82 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles15–85 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gerry Hambling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gerry Hambling's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Parker shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles