Jay Rifkin
What are Jay Rifkin's films like?
Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Jay Rifkin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jay Rifkin'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
14 credits, 14 with a Motif page.
Hellbenders(2012)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Freakonomics(2010)
Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
Hesher(2010)
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
Still Waiting...(2009)
Motif score: 9th percentile of all films
Waiting...(2005)
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Incident at Loch Ness(2004)
Motif score: 59th percentile of all films
King of the Jungle(2000)
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
Motif score: 65th percentile of all films
Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
Crimson Tide(1995)
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films
Drop Zone(1994)
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
Backdraft(1991)
Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
Driving Miss Daisy(1989)
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Rain Man(1988)
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1988 to 2013.
Biggest box office
Waiting... (2005)
Highest rated
Hesher (2010)
Most popular right now
Waiting... (2005)
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 Jay Rifkin's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
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 Jay Rifkin's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jay Rifkin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jay Rifkin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert O. Green shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Rob McKittrickShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Rob McKittrick
Actors
- Alanna UbachShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Alanna Ubach
- Chi McBrideShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Chi McBride
- Luis GuzmánShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Luis Guzmán
- Rob BenedictShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Benedict
Producers
- Robert O. GreenShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005), Incident at Loch Ness (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Robert O. Green
- Thomas AugsbergerShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005), Incident at Loch Ness (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Augsberger
- Adam RosenfeltShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Rosenfelt
- Chris FentonShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Fenton
Mixed roles
- Jeff BalisShared titles: Still Waiting... (2009), Waiting... (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Balis
