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Bud S. Smith

Editor and producer, also director and actor · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

From
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Editor and producer, also director and actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are Bud S. Smith's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
26%
Bonds
24%
Morality
20%
Society
12%
Power
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
3%
Self-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 13 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

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 15 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Hopeful
11
Dread
6
Joyful
6
Warm
5
Other
35

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Bud S. Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bud S. Smith'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

40 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alone Yet Not Alone(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lonely Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Co-Producer

  • Driftwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • The Game of Their Lives(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ladder 49(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Young Black Stallion(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Replacements(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Virus(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Waterworld(1995)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot(1992)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Darkman(1990)

    Editor · Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Gross Anatomy(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • Listen to Me(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Be Good(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Some Kind of Wonderful(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • C.A.T. Squad(1986)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • To Live and Die in L.A.(1985)

    Co-Producer · Second Unit Director · Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Karate Kid(1984)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Deal of the Century(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Flashdance(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Cat People(1982)

    Second Unit Director · Supervising Film Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Personal Best(1982)

    Editor · Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Zoot Suit(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Falling in Love Again(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Cruising(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Brink's Job(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Death in Canaan(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Sorcerer(1977)

    Associate Producer · Editor · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Rhinoceros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Editor

  • The Exorcist(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Deadhead Miles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • Greaser's Palace(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Pound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Putney Swope(1969)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lucy in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Editor

  • Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Editor

  • The Bold Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Incredible World of James Bond(1965)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1965 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Ladder 49 (2004)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Sorcerer (1977)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Karate Kid (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 34: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 34: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 34: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing29 of 34: 24 only editing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew5 of 34: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

34 titles, 5 with more than one role — editing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s4 · crew1970s8 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s6 · 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 Bud S. Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Alone Yet Not Alone (2013)

94th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Exorcist (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 31. 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 Bud S. Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles24–88 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles11–69 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles41–81 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles30–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles14–86 · median 69 · intenseheavier 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 Bud S. Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bud S. Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; M. Scott Smith shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles