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Sara Shaw

Sara Shaw

Editor

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Works as
Editor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Sara Shaw's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
33%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · 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 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
8
Contemplative
7
Absurd
7
Tense
6
Hopeful
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5

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 Sara Shaw's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sara Shaw'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

22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Little Brother(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Splitsville(2025)

    Editor · Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bubble & Squeak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Problemista(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Suncoast(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • God's Time(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • When You Finish Saving the World(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Italian Studies(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • John and the Hole(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Duty Free(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vampires vs. the Bronx(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Climb(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Trouble(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tooth and Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Tramps(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Those People(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Appropriate Behavior(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Granny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Afronauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • The Director (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Associate Editor

  • What to Do with a Drunken Sailor? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Additional Camera · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Splitsville (2025)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Problemista (2023)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Little Brother (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 22: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 22: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing21 of 22: 18 only editing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew3 of 22: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

22 titles, 3 with more than one role — editing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s10 · crew2020s12 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2026, Best Editing.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sara Shaw's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

God's Time (2022)

87th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Problemista (2023)

Midcredits 77th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 29. 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.

Is Sara Shaw's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles7–47 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles23–68 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles48–70 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles22–59 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles24–48 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sara Shaw work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sara Shaw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Angelo Covino shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers