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Karen Smalley

Editor

Works as
Editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Karen Smalley's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Survival
34%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
15%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
1
Tense
1
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Smalley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karen Smalley'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Institution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Thrasher Road(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Half the Picture(2018)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Water Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Operation Rogue(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shoegazer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Sharktopus(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Splatter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Splatter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 2009 to 2024.

Highest rated

Sharktopus (2010)

Midcredits 27th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing9 of 10: 9 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s1 · crew

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

How do Karen Smalley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

Sharktopus (2010)

96th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Sharktopus (2010)

Midcredits 27th · 51% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 23. 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 Smalley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karen Smalley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 3.

Writers

Producers