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Jerry Kramer

Director and producer · Died September 15, 2023

Died
September 15, 2023
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 16 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 28

What are Jerry Kramer's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
20%
Morality
20%
Ideas
20%
Society
10%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
2
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jerry Kramer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Jerry Kramer'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

16 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Gallagher: We Need a Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Debbie Allen Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · Writer

  • Moonwalker(1988)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Modern Girls(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Howie Mandel: North American Watusi Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Styx - Caught In The Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Screenplay · Supervising Editor

  • Making Michael Jackson's Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Post Production Supervisor

  • Kilroy Was Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Once Upon a Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Producer

  • Totally Go-Go's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 80 Years of Science Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • The Horror Hall of Fame(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Accomplished Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1974 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Modern Girls (1986)

$605K worldwide

Highest rated

Moonwalker (1988)

Midcredits 61st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 16: 7 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 16: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing7 of 16: 4 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 16: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 16: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

16 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jerry Kramer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, producer

Moonwalker (1988)

68th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Moonwalker (1988)

Midcredits 61st · 51% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Jerry Kramer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jerry Kramer's MovieCove titles; Mitchell Sinoway shares the most, 2.