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Deborah Zeitman

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Works as
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Titles
8 on Motif · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Deborah Zeitman's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
41%
Morality
31%
Self
8%
Survival
8%
Bonds
6%
Society
5%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
1
Cathartic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6

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 Deborah Zeitman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Deborah Zeitman's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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, 8 with a Motif page.

  • The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron(2003)

    Editor

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Blonde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • In Pursuit(2000)

    Editor

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sharing the Secret(2000)

    Editor

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Delivered (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge(1999)

    Editor

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Under Heaven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Glenalbyn Drive - Featuring Hubert Schmalix (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • 1492: Conquest of Paradise(1992)

    Editor

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Soapdish(1991)

    Additional Editor

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop 2(1990)

    Editor

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1990 to 2003.

Biggest box office

RoboCop 2 (1990)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Sharing the Secret (2000)

Motif 68th

Most popular right now

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing12 of 12: 12 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Motif score54th

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s5 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Deborah Zeitman's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Motif score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)

60th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Sharing the Secret (2000)

Motif 68th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Deborah Zeitman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Deborah Zeitman's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Greenwald shares the most, 3.

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