- Editor
- 9 on Motif · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Jason Schmidt's films like?
Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Jason Schmidt's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jason Schmidt's titles on Motif; 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, 9 with a Motif page.
Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Blackout (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Ice Breaker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Friday Night Tykes(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Bernie & Ernie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
The Suicide Plan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Sex: The Revolution(2008)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
9/11(2002)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2002 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2002, Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera).
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 Jason Schmidt's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 40. 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 Midcredits 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 Jason Schmidt work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jason Schmidt's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gédéon Naudet shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Gédéon NaudetShared titles: Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015), 9/11 (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Gédéon Naudet
- Jules NaudetShared titles: Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015), 9/11 (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Jules Naudet
Composers and editors
- Mead StoneShared titles: Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015), 9/11 (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Mead Stone
- Richard FioccaShared titles: Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015), 9/11 (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Fiocca
Producers
- Susan ZirinskyShared titles: Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015), 9/11 (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Zirinsky
