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Toby Yates

Editor · Born September 18, 1962 (64) · London, England, UK

Toby Yates is a film and television editor. He is a citizen of the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 18, 1962 (64)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Editor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 27 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 19% in 30 days

What are Toby Yates' films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
26%
Survival
23%
Self
14%
Bonds
13%
Society
12%
Power
6%
Ideas
6%
Trauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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 9 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
11
Dread
6
Warm
3
Contemplative
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Toby Yates' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toby Yates' 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

27 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Brave the Dark(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Séance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Scrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Menendez: Blood Brothers(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dark Was the Night(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mercy(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Trials of Cate McCall(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • No One Lives(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bless Me, Ultima(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Blood Done Sign My Name(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Meat Train(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Moon and the Stars(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Girl(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Slipstream(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Silence Becomes You(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Fascination(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • A Separate Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Blue Car(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Newsbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • TripFall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Don Quixote(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Better Living Through Circuitry(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Brown's Requiem(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • In My Sister's Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Assistant Editor

  • Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Editor

  • The Run of the Country(1995)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Karma Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Boom Operator

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Brave the Dark (2023)

$4.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Brave the Dark (2023)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing20 of 24: 20 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew4 of 24: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s3 · 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.

How do Toby Yates' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · editor

Fascination (2004)

88th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Better Living Through Circuitry (1999)

Midcredits 79th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 26. 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 Toby Yates' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles16–52 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian 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 Toby Yates work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toby Yates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karen Moncrieff shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers