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Karen Sim

Karen Sim

Editor, producer and writer

Sundance award winner

Works as
Editor, producer and writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Karen Sim's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
28%
Morality
23%
Ideas
12%
Survival
12%
Self
10%
Power
9%
Bonds
6%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
9
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
5
Warm
4
Tense
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Karen Sim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karen Sim'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

24 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Left Behind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • High Horse: The Black Cowboy(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Another Body(2023)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Rowdy Girl(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tulsa King(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Vote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Beba(2021)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sweetheart Deal(2022)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Amend: The Fight for America(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Convergence: Courage in a Crisis(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Apollo(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sidelined (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Consulting Producer

  • The Fourth Estate(2018)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Daughters of Destiny(2017)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond Borders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper(2016)

    Co-Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Watchers of the Sky(2014)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Back on Board: Greg Louganis(2014)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Abominable Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Co-Producer · Editor

  • Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech(2009)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Coma(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Burden of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 2003 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (2009)

$30K worldwide

Highest rated

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (2016)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Amend: The Fight for America (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing3 of 14: 3 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing3 of 14: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing8 of 14: 6 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thOther crew2 of 14: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s7 · 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

Won a Sundance award in 2014, Documentary.

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 Karen Sim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

High Horse: The Black Cowboy (2025)

99th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer, editor

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (2016)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 36. 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.

Who does Karen Sim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karen Sim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liz Garbus shares the most, 6.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers