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Jeremy Workman

Jeremy Workman

Director, producer, editor and cinematographer, also actor and writer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Jeremy Workman is an American filmmaker and editor. His documentary films frequently focus on eccentrics, outsiders, and those with extreme passions. His films include Lily Topples the World, The World Before Your Feet, Magical Universe, and Who Is Henry Jaglom? In most of his films, Workman serves as the director, cinematographer, and editor.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, producer, editor and cinematographer, also actor and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 15 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 86% in 30 days

What are Jeremy Workman's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Ideas
21%
Society
20%
Bonds
17%
Power
11%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · 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 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Warm
7
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jeremy Workman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeremy Workman'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

15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • School for Defectors(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Secret Mall Apartment(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Deciding Vote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Lily Topples the World(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The World Before Your Feet(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • True New York(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Night School(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Magical Universe(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • One Track Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Carbee’s Barbies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Claire Makes It Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?(1995)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Stoogemania(1985)

    as Smoynek Son

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Secret Mall Apartment (2024)

$849K worldwide

Highest rated

Secret Mall Apartment (2024)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 14: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting11 of 14: 2 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdWriting1 of 14: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 14: 1 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndCinematography6 of 14: 0 only cinematography, 6 with another roleEditing7 of 14: 1 only editing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

14 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2000, Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

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 Jeremy Workman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, editor

Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995)

83rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer, cinematographer

School for Defectors (2026)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Jeremy Workman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeremy Workman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert J. Lyons shares the most, 5.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers