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Matt Chesse

Matt Chesse

Editor, also producer · Born October 27, 1965 (61) · San Francisco, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee

Matt Chesse was born on 27 October 1965 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Quantum of Solace (2008), Warrior (2011) and Finding Neverland (2004). He has been married to Gillian Harwood Chesse since September 2000. They have two children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 27, 1965 (61)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 29 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Matt Chesse's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
24%
Survival
24%
Morality
23%
Self
19%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Power
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 13

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Bittersweet
5
Hopeful
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Matt Chesse's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Chesse'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

29 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • DreamQuil(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • White Bird(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Editor

  • A Man Called Otto(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Girl(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Music(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Christopher Robin(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Paris Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Money Monster(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • La grande sortie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • The Gift(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Best of Me(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fort Bliss(2014)

    Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Face in the Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • World War Z(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Machine Gun Preacher(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Warrior(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Kite Runner(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Than Fiction(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ellie Parker(2005)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stay(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Finding Neverland(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Monster's Ball(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Everything Put Together(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ellie Parker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor · Producer

  • An Evil Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Big Time(1988)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1988 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Quantum of Solace (2008)

$590M worldwide

Highest rated

Warrior (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

World War Z (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 29: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 29: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing27 of 29: 25 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew1 of 29: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s1 · acting2000s9 · crew2010s12 · 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 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  2. 2005
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film 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 Matt Chesse's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 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 19

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · editor

Music (2021)

97th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Warrior (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 55, 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 Matt Chesse's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles22–78 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles8–65 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles10–81 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles10–66 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles31–83 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most 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 Matt Chesse work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Chesse's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marc Forster shares the most, 11.

Directors

  • Marc Forster11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Marc Forster

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers