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Susan Shadburne

Susan Shadburne

Writer, director and producer · Born January 1, 1945 (81) · Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Born
January 1, 1945 (81)
From
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all

What are Susan Shadburne's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
39%
Bonds
20%
Self
20%
Ideas
12%
Survival
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Melancholic
1
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

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 Susan Shadburne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Susan Shadburne's 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

11 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Grandpa's Magical Toys(1988)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • The Festival of Claymation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • King Cole's Party(1987)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Shadow Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Adventures of Mark Twain(1985)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Great Cognito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • Dinosaurs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Rip Van Winkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer · as Narrator

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1978 to 1988.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 11: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting11 of 11: 7 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 11: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

11 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1980s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Susan Shadburne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1

Reviewers score the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Susan Shadburne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susan Shadburne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pamela Beall shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers