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Catherine Apple

Editor · Born February 13, 1963 (63)

Catherine Apple is an acclaimed American animation film editor born on February 13, 1963. A California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) alumnus, she has built a decades-long career contributing to major animated features and shorts for studios like Disney, DreamWorks, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Pixar.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 13, 1963 (63)
Works as
Editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Catherine Apple's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
55%
Self
28%
Ideas
8%
Survival
5%
Society
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
7
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
2
Contemplative
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Cyclical1

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 Catherine Apple's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Catherine Apple'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

8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Carl's Date(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Luca(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Pixar Popcorn(2021)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Onward(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dory's Reef Cam(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania 2(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Gnomeo & Juliet(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2011 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

$475M worldwide

Highest rated

Luca (2021)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing6 of 6: 6 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

2010s3 · 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 Catherine Apple's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

Dory's Reef Cam (2020)

93rd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Luca (2021)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 31. 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 Catherine Apple's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles26–43 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles13–22 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles10–19 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles6–15 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles29–38 · median 33 · mildnear 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 Catherine Apple work with?

People who share at least 2 of Catherine Apple's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pete Docter shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers