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Eric A. Sears

Editor

2 Primetime Emmys

Works as
Editor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Eric A. Sears' films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove 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
Bonds
32%
Self
23%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Society
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 7 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 6

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 14 · Engaged 12 · 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 11 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
8
Dread
7
Absurd
6
Other
32

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

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 Eric A. Sears' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric A. Sears' 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

51 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • I'll Find You(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Same Kind of Different as Me(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Within(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Childhood's End(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Storm(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Final Destination 5(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Path to 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Must Love Dogs(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Cellular(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Final Destination 2(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • On the Line(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Original Sin(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Cheaters(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Body Shots(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Gia(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Rat Pack(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Man(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Spy Hard(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Prince for a Day(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Houseguest(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • D2: The Mighty Ducks(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Encino Man(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Named Jackie(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Hot Shots!(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Fever(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Editor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • In the Best Interest of the Child(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Too Young to Die?(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dad(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wired (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor

  • Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Baby M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Queenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Prison for Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Into Thin Air(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Love Lives On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • A Reason to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

  • Intimate Agony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Assistant Editor

  • Taps(1981)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Champ(1979)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • New York, New York(1977)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1977 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Hot Shots! (1991)

$181M worldwide

Highest rated

Gia (1998)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Final Destination 5 (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing45 of 49: 45 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew4 of 49: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s14 · crew1990s17 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s6 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys from 4 major nominations, 1991–2007.

WinNomination
  1. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
  2. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
  3. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
  4. 1991
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production

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 Eric A. Sears' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · editor

On the Line (2001)

84th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)

Midcredits 90th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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.

Is Eric A. Sears' work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles26–93 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles13–75 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles39–67 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles20–67 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles9–86 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most 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 Eric A. Sears work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric A. Sears' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Cristofer shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles