Eric James Zumbrunnen (November 4, 1964 – August 1, 2017) was a film editor who won the ACE Eddie Award for the film Being John Malkovich (1999). Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Zumbrunnen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1964
- August 1, 2017 (aged 53)
- Editor, also actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Eric Zumbrunnen's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Eric Zumbrunnen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Eric Zumbrunnen'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, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Mindhunter(2017)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Her(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
John Carter(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
I'm Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Adaptation.(2002)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Being John Malkovich(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Lick the Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Amarillo By Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
How They Get There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
R.E.M.: Rough Cut(1995)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1995 to 2017.
Biggest box office
John Carter (2012)
Highest rated
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Most popular right now
John Carter (2012)
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 Eric Zumbrunnen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 30. 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 Eric Zumbrunnen's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Eric Zumbrunnen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eric Zumbrunnen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Spike Jonze shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Spike JonzeShared titles: Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), Adaptation. (2002), Being John Malkovich (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Spike Jonze
Writers
- Charlie KaufmanShared titles: Adaptation. (2002), Being John Malkovich (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Charlie Kaufman
Actors
- Catherine KeenerShared titles: Where the Wild Things Are (2009), Being John Malkovich (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine Keener
- Chris CooperShared titles: Where the Wild Things Are (2009), Adaptation. (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Cooper
Composers and cinematographers
- Lance AcordShared titles: Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), Adaptation. (2002), Being John Malkovich (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Lance Acord
- Carter BurwellShared titles: Where the Wild Things Are (2009), Adaptation. (2002), Being John Malkovich (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Carter Burwell
Producers
- Vincent LandayShared titles: Where the Wild Things Are (2009), Adaptation. (2002), Being John Malkovich (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Vincent Landay
- Natalie FarreyShared titles: Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014), Where the Wild Things Are (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Natalie Farrey
