Marcia Lucas

What are Marcia Lucas' films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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 Marcia Lucas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

• Disney+3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · editor
  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) · editor
  • Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) · editor
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Taxi Driver (1976) · editor · free
  • The Candidate (1972) · assistant editor · free
• Apple TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Taxi Driver (1976) · editor
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Rain People (1969) · assistant editor

Subscription and free streaming for Marcia Lucas' 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

16 credits, 12 with a Motif page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  A Good Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

  Producer
• No Easy Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

  Executive Producer
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  Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi(1983)

  Editor

  Motif score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)

  Editor

  Motif score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  More American Graffiti(1979)

  Editor

  Motif score: 19th percentile of all films19^th
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  New York, New York(1977)

  Supervising Film Editor

  Motif score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(1977)

  Editor

  Motif score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Taxi Driver(1976)

  Supervising Film Editor

  Motif score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1974)

  Editor

  Motif score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  American Graffiti(1973)

  Editor

  Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  The Candidate(1972)

  Assistant Editor

  Motif score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  THX 1138(1971)

  Assistant Editor

  Motif score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  Medium Cool(1969)

  Assistant Editor

  Motif score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  The Rain People(1969)

  Assistant Editor

  Motif score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  Filmmaker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

  Editor
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  The New Cinema (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

  Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1968 to 1998.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

$775M worldwide

Highest rated

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Motif 99^th

Awards

an Oscar from 4 major nominations, 1974–1979.

1. 1979
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Editing
2. 1978
   • Oscar, won · Best Film Editing
3. 1977
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Editing
4. 1974
   • Oscar, nominated · Best Film Editing

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Marcia Lucas' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 88^th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 97^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved5
• Crowd Pleaser6
• Mixed1

Most loved · editor

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Motif 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 29. 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 Marcia Lucas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

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 Marcia Lucas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marcia Lucas' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Lucas shares the most, 4.