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Paul Grimstad

Paul Grimstad

Composer

Works as
Composer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 21% in 30 days

What are Paul Grimstad's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Survival
17%
Society
14%
Ideas
10%
Morality
10%
Bonds
6%
Power
3%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 3 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
5
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical2

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 Paul Grimstad's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Grimstad'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

23 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Sounds From Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Marty Supreme(2025)

    as Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • One Battle After Another(2025)

    as Sommerville

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • 1 Girl Infinite(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Sweet East(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Project Space 13(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • the thing that kills me the most (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Cutting My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Cutting My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Jobe'z World(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thirst Street(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Actor Martinez(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Stinking Heaven(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Knows What(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tired Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Happy Christmas(2014)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Solid Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • John's Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer · Score Engineer

  • Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Frownland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer · as Charles

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Sweet East (2023)

$581K worldwide

Highest rated

Heaven Knows What (2014)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

The Sweet East (2023)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 23: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic21 of 23: 19 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thOther crew1 of 23: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s14 · crew2020s7 · 2 acting · 5 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 Paul Grimstad's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Actor Martinez (2016)

93rd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Marty Supreme (2025)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 64/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Paul Grimstad work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Grimstad's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean Price Williams shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles