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Jacob Secher Schulsinger

Jacob Secher Schulsinger

Editor, also producer and writer · Born June 12, 1979 (47)

Jacob Secher Schulsinger is an editor and director, known for his work as an editor on The Kingdom S03, Triangle of Sadness, Cow, Big Little Lies S02, The Square, The House That Jack Build, The Untamed, Sparrows, Take Me To The River, Force Majeure, Nymphomaniac: Vol. I & Vol. II, Play and Volcano. Jacob's directorial debut, the short documentary "Fini", won a Danish Academy Award, and several other international awards. His second film the feature "Matar Extraños", which he co-directed with Nicolás Pereda, premiered at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 12, 1979 (47)
Works as
Editor, also producer and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Jacob Secher Schulsinger's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Ideas
13%
Power
12%
Survival
12%
Society
11%
Morality
7%
Bonds
3%
Obsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 9

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · 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 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 7

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
6
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
7
Cold
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous8

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 Jacob Secher Schulsinger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacob Secher Schulsinger'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

30 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Color Theories by Julio Torres(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Crime 101(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hedda(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fantasmas(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Problemista(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Cow(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Nocebo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Deliver Us(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The House That Jack Built(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • American Animals(2018)

    Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Square(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Come Swim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • The Untamed(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Model(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sparrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Take Me to the River(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Force Majeure(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. I(2013)

    Co-Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Killing Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Dicte: Crime Reporter(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. II(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost of Piramida(2012)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • High/Low(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Director

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

    Editor

  • Two Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • The Kingdom(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Color Theories by Julio Torres (2026)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 25: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 25: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 25: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing22 of 25: 21 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s15 · 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.

How do Jacob Secher Schulsinger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Color Theories by Julio Torres (2026)

76th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, editor

The Ghost of Piramida (2012)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 22. 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 Jacob Secher Schulsinger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles18–89 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles38–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles49–87 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles26–49 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles38–88 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jacob Secher Schulsinger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacob Secher Schulsinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Manuel Alberto Claro shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers