Tom McArdle is an American film editor. He is best known as the editor for the films written and directed by Tom McCarthy, including The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011), and Stillwater (2021). McArdle's collaboration with McCarthy on the film Spotlight (2015) earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 88th Academy Awards and also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing.[4] Other notable films McArdle has edited include Marshall (2017), In a World... (2013), and Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020). He joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2016. A graduate of Dartmouth College, McArdle grew up in Garden City, New York. In 1987, McArdle was ranked 4th among US high schoolers in the 3200 meter run with a time of 8:55.2. He currently holds the Nassau County (Section 8) indoor record for the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:02.5 from 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom McArdle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Editor
- 26 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Tom McArdle's films like?
Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 21
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 9
Grounded 21 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 10 · Charged 10 · Intense 6
Steady 15 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0
Casual 13 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet18
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Tom McArdle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).
- Spotlight (2015) · editor · free
- The Visitor (2007) · editor · free
- Laws of Gravity (1992) · editor · free
- In a World... (2013) · editor · free
- Middle of Nowhere (2008) · editor · free
- Hello I Must Be Going (2012) · editor · free
- Maggie Moore(s) (2023) · editor · free
- Heckler (2007) · editor · free
- God's Pocket (2014) · editor · free
- Tenure (2008) · editor · free
- Poor White Trash (2000) · editor · free
- Whipped (2000) · editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Tom McArdle'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
34 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
The Saviors(2026)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Maggie Moore(s)(2023)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Stillwater(2021)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
What They Had(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Marshall(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Spotlight(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Cobbler(2014)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
God's Pocket(2014)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
In a World...(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Hello I Must Be Going(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Win Win(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Tenure(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Middle of Nowhere(2008)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Visitor(2007)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Heckler(2007)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Architect(2006)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Duane Hopwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Nadine in Dateland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Killer Diller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Station Agent(2003)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Boys on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Killing Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Poor White Trash(2000)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Whipped(2000)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Loving Jezebel(1999)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Hi-Life(1998)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
A Hole in the Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Star Maps(1997)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all filmsBetter Than Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Keeper(1995)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Hand Gun(1994)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Laws of Gravity(1992)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles from 1992 to 2023.
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
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2016.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
- Independent Spirit Award, won · 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 Tom McArdle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 26 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 28. 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 Tom McArdle's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
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 Tom McArdle work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom McArdle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom McCarthy shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Tom McCarthyShared titles: Stillwater (2021), Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020), Spotlight (2015), The Cobbler (2014), Win Win (2011), The Visitor (2007), The Station Agent (2003)See all 7 shared titles with Tom McCarthy
- John SlatteryShared titles: Maggie Moore(s) (2023), Spotlight (2015), God's Pocket (2014)See all 3 shared titles with John Slattery
- Michael AddisShared titles: Heckler (2007), Poor White Trash (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Addis
Actors
- Blythe DannerShared titles: What They Had (2018), Hello I Must Be Going (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Blythe Danner
- Dan StevensShared titles: Marshall (2017), The Cobbler (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Stevens
- Richard JenkinsShared titles: God's Pocket (2014), The Visitor (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Jenkins
- Melanie LynskeyShared titles: Hello I Must Be Going (2012), Win Win (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Melanie Lynskey
Cinematographers
- Masanobu TakayanagiShared titles: Stillwater (2021), Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020), Spotlight (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Masanobu Takayanagi
- Oliver BokelbergShared titles: Win Win (2011), The Visitor (2007), The Station Agent (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Oliver Bokelberg
- W. Mott Hupfel IIIShared titles: Maggie Moore(s) (2023), The Cobbler (2014)See all 2 shared titles with W. Mott Hupfel III
- Peter B. KowalskiShared titles: Poor White Trash (2000), Whipped (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Peter B. Kowalski
Producers
- Mary Jane SkalskiShared titles: The Cobbler (2014), Hello I Must Be Going (2012), Win Win (2011), The Visitor (2007), The Station Agent (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Mary Jane Skalski
- Steve GolinShared titles: Stillwater (2021), Spotlight (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Golin
- Kate ChurchillShared titles: Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020), The Cobbler (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Churchill
- Michael BedermanShared titles: Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020), The Cobbler (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Bederman
