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Hansjörg Weißbrich

Hansjörg Weißbrich

Editor · Born February 6, 1967 (59) · Siegen, Germany

Critics Choice Award nominee · Independent Spirit Award winner

Hansjörg Weißbrich is a German film editor. He contributed to more than sixty films since 1995 including Colonia, Trade and Night Train to Lisbon. Source: Article "Hansjörg Weißbrich" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 6, 1967 (59)
From
Siegen, Germany
Works as
Editor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Hansjörg Weißbrich's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action 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
27%
Bonds
22%
Morality
13%
Survival
13%
Power
13%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 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 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 21

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 14

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

Steady 21 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 8

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 7 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 17

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
15
Contemplative
15
Warm
10
Dread
8
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic6
  • 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 Hansjörg Weißbrich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hansjörg Weißbrich'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

70 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rose(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Frank & Louis(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Josef Mengele(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Cicadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Late Shift(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Misty - The Erroll Garner Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • September 5(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • We Were Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • The Glory of Life(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey Into the Desert(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • She Said(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • More Than Ever(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • We Are Next of Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • No Name Restaurant(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Endlich Witwer - Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Rival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • I'm Your Man(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Enfant Terrible(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • My Little Sister(2020)

    Editorial Consultant

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Unorthodox(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • 7500(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Auerhaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • The Audition(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Operative(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Aspern Papers(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Cleaners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • 3 Days in Quiberon(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 55 Steps(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Poetess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • The Divine Order(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Colonia(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • That Trip We Took with Dad(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Francofonia(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Coming In(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Master of the Universe(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dreamland(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Night Train to Lisbon(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Two Lives(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Home for the Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Hotel Lux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • If Not Us, Who?(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A boy called Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • John Rabe(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Krabat(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Impossibly Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Wild Chicks in Love(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Seven Days Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Trade(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Requiem(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Wild Chicks(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • NVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • Summer Storm(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Soloalbum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Distant Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Bibi Blocksberg(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Goddamn Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • What to Do in Case of Fire(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • I Want to Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Frauen lügen besser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • 23 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Two Women, Two Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Eine ungehorsame Frau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • It's a Jungle Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor

  • The Whipping Boy(1994)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles, 66 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Krabat (2008)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Late Shift (2025)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing65 of 67: 65 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew2 of 67: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s21 · 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

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Editing

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 Hansjörg Weißbrich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 39; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Frank & Louis (2026)

82nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Late Shift (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 29. 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 Hansjörg Weißbrich's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles19–67 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles14–56 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles41–61 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles7–37 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles40–74 · median 63 · 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 Hansjörg Weißbrich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hansjörg Weißbrich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judith Kaufmann shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers