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Kirk Baxter

Kirk Baxter

Editor · Born January 1, 1972 (54) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

2 Oscars · BAFTA Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Kirk Baxter (born 1972) is an Australian film editor. He has worked with director David Fincher and editor Angus Wall several times, winning Academy Awards for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirk Baxter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1972 (54)
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Editor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

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

What are Kirk Baxter's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Morality
23%
Power
19%
Ideas
16%
Survival
15%
Self
13%
Bonds
10%
Society
5%
Class2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 4

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 2 · Affecting 2 · 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 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Cold
3
Thrilling
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Kirk Baxter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kirk Baxter'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

17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Adventures of Cliff Booth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Editor

  • A House of Dynamite(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Killer(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dumb Money(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mank(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Mindhunter(2017)

    Show 19 episodes · Co-Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • One More Time with Feeling(2016)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gone Girl(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-Production (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Social Network(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Pol Pot's Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Supervising Editor

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Gone Girl (2014)

$371M worldwide

Highest rated

Gone Girl (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Love, Death & Robots (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 17: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing16 of 17: 15 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score96th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s5 · 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

2 Oscars, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 13 major nominations, 2006–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
  2. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
  3. 2015
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
  4. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
  5. 2012
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Editing
  6. 2011
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
  7. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
  8. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Main Title Design

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 Kirk Baxter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · editor

One More Time with Feeling (2016)

69th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Gone Girl (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 25. 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 Kirk Baxter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles8–91 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles30–82 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles45–89 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles35–66 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles17–83 · median 44 · 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 Kirk Baxter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kirk Baxter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Fincher shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles