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Jack Rabin

Producer and writer · Died May 25, 1987, aged 73

Born
March 18, 1914
Died
May 25, 1987 (aged 73)
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
39 on Motif · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Jack Rabin's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
34%
Society
15%
Morality
15%
Ideas
13%
Self
11%
Bonds
8%
Power
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Thrilling
3
Tense
2
Dread
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Jack Rabin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 39 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Rabin'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

47 credits, 39 with a Motif page.

  • Return to Macon County(1975)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Atomic Submarine(1959)

    Associate Producer · Special Effects · Story

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock(1959)

    Idea

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Thunder in the Sun(1959)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Giant Behemoth(1959)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Murder by Contract(1958)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Cop Hater(1958)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • War of the Satellites(1958)

    Producer · Special Effects · Story

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent(1957)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hell Bound(1957)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Boy(1957)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Trouble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Special Effects

  • The Girl in Black Stockings(1957)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Street of Sinners(1957)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Unknown Terror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Special Effects

  • Jungle Heat(1957)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Monster from Green Hell(1957)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Men in War(1957)

    Visual Effects Camera

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kronos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer · Special Effects

  • Pharaoh's Curse(1957)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Voodoo Island(1957)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Emergency Hospital(1956)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hot Cars(1956)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Beast of Hollow Mountain(1956)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Rebel in Town(1956)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Black Sleep(1956)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Killing(1956)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Quincannon, Frontier Scout(1956)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 11 episodes · Visual Effects Camera

  • The Night of the Hunter(1955)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Suddenly(1954)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shield for Murder(1954)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Bait (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    Visual Effects

  • Beachhead(1954)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Moonlighter(1953)

    Title Designer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Cat-Women of the Moon(1953)

    Producer · Story

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • No Escape(1953)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    Special Effects

  • Invaders from Mars(1953)

    Matte Painter

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Glass Wall (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    Special Effects

  • The Star(1952)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Invasion, U.S.A.(1952)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Unknown World(1951)

    Producer · Production Design · Visual Effects

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • I Killed Geronimo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Associate Producer

  • Raw Deal(1948)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • T-Men(1947)

    Visual Effects

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Repeat Performance(1947)

    Special Effects

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1947 to 1975.

Highest rated

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)

Motif 43rd

Most popular right now

War of the Satellites (1958)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing4 of 47: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing6 of 47: 1 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew44 of 47: 40 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Motif score31st

47 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1940s3 · crew1950s43 · crew1970s1 · 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 Jack Rabin's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 39; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned6
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer, producer

Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)

56th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)

Motif 43rd · 41% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 29/100 and the plot and story 29/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Jack Rabin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Rabin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Irving Block shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors