Bernie Schaeffer

Producer and editor

Works as: Producer and editor
Titles: 13 on Motif · 16 credits in all
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Known for

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

What are Bernie Schaeffer's films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

24%

Society

21%

Power

20%

Bonds

20%

Survival

11%

Ideas

4%

Romantic love4 Greed3 Community5 Survival3 Identity3 Ambition2 Tradition vs change2 Hope2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

6

Hopeful

4

Joyful

4

Thrilling

4

Contemplative

4

Other

10

How their films linger

Fun7 Unsettling4 Feel-good4 Hopeful2 Rousing3 Thought-provoking2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous6
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 Bernie Schaeffer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

The Surf Network1 title, show their title on The Surf Network

Subscription and free streaming for Bernie Schaeffer'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

16 credits, 13 with a Motif page.

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts(2025)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark(2025)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Tim Dillon: This Is Your Country(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Twin Love(2023)
Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Love Island Games(2023)
Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
The Prank Panel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer
My Mom, Your Dad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
The Chase(2021)
Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Cannonball(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
This Time Next Year(2018)
Show Producer
A Night with My Ex(2017)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Catching Monsters(2015)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Rocky Mountain Law(2015)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Chrome Underground(2014)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Edge of Alaska(2014)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Body Invaders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 2012 to 2025.

Highest rated

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025)

Midcredits 80^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing7 of 8 · 26^thOther crew1 of 8

By decade

2010s1 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Bernie Schaeffer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernie Schaeffer's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Beach shares the most, 4.