Paul Carlin
- Editor
- 17 on Motif
What are Paul Carlin's films like?
Across their 17 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 6
Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
Steady 10 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous9
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 Carlin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Carlin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
17 credits, 17 with a Motif page.
Motif score: 87th percentile of all films
Just Sing(2025)
Motif score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Up the Catalogue(2024)
Motif score: 12th percentile of all films
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Motif score: 81st percentile of all films
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Serendipity(2019)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
Motif score: 54th percentile of all films
Being AP(2015)
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films
My Scientology Movie(2015)
Motif score: 68th percentile of all films
Garnet's Gold(2014)
Motif score: 71st percentile of all films
In the Dark Half(2012)
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
In Tranzit(2008)
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films
How Art Made the World(2005)
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead(2003)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
The American Nightmare(2000)
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films
Dust Devil(1992)
Motif score: 54th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 17 Motif titles from 1992 to 2026.
How do Paul Carlin's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Carlin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Carlin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Jones shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Alastair SiddonsShared titles: Up the Catalogue (2024), Serendipity (2019), In the Dark Half (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Alastair Siddons
- John DowerShared titles: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020), My Scientology Movie (2015)See all 2 shared titles with John Dower
Actors
- Paul McCartneyShared titles: McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass (2026), If These Walls Could Sing (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Paul McCartney
- Lyndsey MarshalShared titles: Up the Catalogue (2024), In the Dark Half (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Lyndsey Marshal
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Dan JonesShared titles: Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022), Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018), My Scientology Movie (2015), In the Dark Half (2012), In Tranzit (2008)See all 5 shared titles with Dan Jones
- Tim AtackShared titles: McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass (2026), The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Atack
- Kevin KonakShared titles: Just Sing (2025), Being AP (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Konak
- Tim CraggShared titles: If These Walls Could Sing (2022), How Art Made the World (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Cragg
Producers
- John BattsekShared titles: Just Sing (2025), Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022), If These Walls Could Sing (2022), Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018), Garnet's Gold (2014)See all 5 shared titles with John Battsek
- Kerstin EmhoffShared titles: Just Sing (2025), Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022), If These Walls Could Sing (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Kerstin Emhoff
- Miles ColemanShared titles: Just Sing (2025), Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022), If These Walls Could Sing (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Miles Coleman
- Sarah ThomsonShared titles: Just Sing (2025), Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022), If These Walls Could Sing (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Sarah Thomson