
Karen Schmeer
Editor · Died January 29, 2010
- January 29, 2010
- Editor
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Known for
What are Karen Schmeer's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Karen Schmeer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Karen Schmeer'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
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Bobby Fischer Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Sergio(2009)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
American Son(2008)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Sketches of Frank Gehry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

The Fog of War(2003)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
A Brilliant Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1997 to 2011.
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 Karen Schmeer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the pacing 63/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 44. 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.
Who does Karen Schmeer work with?
People who share at least 2 of Karen Schmeer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Errol Morris shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Errol MorrisShared titles: Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003), Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999), Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Errol Morris

Composers and cinematographers
- Robert ChappellShared titles: Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Chappell

- Robert RichardsonShared titles: Standard Operating Procedure (2008), Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Richardson

- Peter DonahueShared titles: The Fog of War (2003), Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Donahue
- Caleb SampsonShared titles: Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999), Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Caleb Sampson
Producers
- Ann PetroneShared titles: Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Ann Petrone
- Julia SheehanShared titles: Standard Operating Procedure (2008), Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Julia Sheehan
- Julie AhlbergShared titles: Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Julie Ahlberg
- Robert FernandezShared titles: Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Fernandez
