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Alan L. Shefland

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Titles
10 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Alan L. Shefland's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Bonds
14%
Society
12%
Self
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
5%
Survival
3%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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 3 · Full focus 0

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 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Thrilling
1
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Alan L. Shefland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan L. Shefland'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

12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Second String(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • NetForce(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • American Dragons(1998)

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    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 5 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Abandoned and Deceived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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  • A Father for Charlie(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Retribution(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1980 to 2002.

Highest rated

Retribution (1987)

Midcredits 41st

Most popular right now

NetForce (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing10 of 10: 10 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s1 · 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.

How do Alan L. Shefland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)

71st percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Quantum Leap (1989)

Midcredits 94th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 28. 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.

Who does Alan L. Shefland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan L. Shefland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Lieberman shares the most, 2.

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