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Melody London

Editor, also producer

Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
24 on Motif · 36 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 39% in 30 days

What are Melody London's films like?

Across their 22 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Bonds
24%
Survival
18%
Morality
15%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 3 · 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 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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 6 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
15
Tense
8
Contemplative
8
Warm
5
Bittersweet
6
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Melody London's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Melody London'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

36 credits, 24 with a Motif page.

  • After All(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Wish You Were Here(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Andrea(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Risk(2016)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Exposed(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Wannabe(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sister Jaguar's Journey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Co-Editor

  • Heart of a Dog(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Night Has Settled(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • In God We Trust (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Couples Therapy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Generation Um...(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Apache 8 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor · Writer

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • New York, I Love You(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • On the One(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Novocaine(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Joe the King(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love from Ground Zero(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Visiting Desire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor

  • Angela(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Two Small Bodies(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • White Homeland Commando (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor · Special Effects

  • Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Editor

  • Bright Angel(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Train(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Coffee and Cigarettes II (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor

  • Rocket Gibraltar(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Coffee and Cigarettes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • Down by Law(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Script Supervisor

  • The Real Thing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Stranger Than Paradise(1984)

    Editor · Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Target Nicaragua: Inside a Covert War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1983 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

$8M worldwide

Highest rated

Down by Law (1986)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Mystery Train (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing34 of 35: 31 only editing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew3 of 35: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

35 titles, 3 with more than one role — editing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s9 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s3 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Melody London's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · editor

My Name Is Andrea (2022)

97th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Down by Law (1986)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 47, detractors 18. 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.

Is Melody London's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles7–83 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–55 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles50–81 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles38–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles11–81 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Melody London work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melody London's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Jarmusch shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers