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Lyman Smith

Editor and writer, also producer

Works as
Editor and writer, also producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 1% in 30 days

What are Lyman Smith's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
24%
Ideas
19%
Power
16%
Survival
15%
Self
11%
Morality
8%
Bonds
6%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
2
Dread
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

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 Lyman Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lyman Smith'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

15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Parrot Kindergarten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • The Shitthropocene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Unearth(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Holly(2022)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • We the Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Youth v Gov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Current Sea(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Public Trust(2020)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Human Element(2018)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reengineering SAM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back(2016)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Rider and the Wolf(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Racing Extinction(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • FAMILY STRINGS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

  • The Alcatraz Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2015 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back (2016)

$7.7K worldwide

Highest rated

Racing Extinction (2015)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Public Trust (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing3 of 13: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 13: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing12 of 13: 9 only editing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — editing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s6 · 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 Lyman Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 8 titles are Loved with Detractors.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

Unearth (2024)

95th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Racing Extinction (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

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 Lyman Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lyman Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Saul Simon MacWilliams shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers