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Tim Sale

Writer and actor · Died June 16, 2022, aged 66 · Ithaca, New York, USA

Tim Sale was an American comic book artist.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1956
Died
June 16, 2022 (aged 66)
From
Ithaca, New York, USA
Works as
Writer and actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all

What are Tim Sale's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Ideas
18%
Power
12%
Society
9%
Bonds
7%
Self
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Warm
1
Hopeful
1

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 Tim Sale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Tim Sale'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

6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2021 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 6: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 6: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 6: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tim Sale's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4

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 Tim Sale work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim Sale's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeph Loeb shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers