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Anne V. Coates

Anne V. Coates

Editor, also producer · Died May 8, 2018, aged 92 · Reigate, Surrey, England, UK

Anne Voase Coates (12 December 1925 – 8 May 2018) was a British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career. She was perhaps best known as the editor of David Lean's epic film Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, for which she won an Oscar. Coates was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the films Lawrence of Arabia, Becket (1963), The Elephant Man (1980), In the Line of Fire (1993), and Out of Sight (1998). In an industry where women accounted for only 16 percent of all editors working on the top 250 films of 2004, and 80 percent of the films had absolutely no women on their editing teams at all, Coates thrived as a top film editor. She was awarded BAFTA's highest honor, a BAFTA Fellowship, in February 2007 and was given an Academy Honorary Award, which is popularly known as a Lifetime Achievement Oscar, in November 2016 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Born
December 12, 1925
Died
May 8, 2018 (aged 92)
From
Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 61 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 41 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Anne V. Coates' films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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%
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Power
11%
Society
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 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 17 · Serious 10 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 16 · Intense 16

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 7

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 23 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 5

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 22 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 20 · 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 16 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 14

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
21
Absurd
9
Warm
10
Hopeful
9
Other
43

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

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 Anne V. Coates' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anne V. Coates' 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

61 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fifty Shades of Grey(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Extraordinary Measures(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Catch and Release(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Aviator(2004)

    as Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Taking Lives(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Unfaithful(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sweet November(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Erin Brockovich(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Passion of Mind(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Out of Sight(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Out to Sea(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Striptease(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Congo(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Pontiac Moon(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Fire(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • What About Bob?(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • I Love You to Death(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Listen to Me(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Farewell to the King(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Universe(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Raw Deal(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lady Jane(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Pirates of Penzance(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ragtime(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Elephant Man(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Legacy(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Medusa Touch(1978)

    Producer · Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Eagle Has Landed(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Aces High(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Man Friday(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 11 Harrowhouse(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Catholics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • The Nelson Affair(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Public Eye(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1971)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Adventurers(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Great Catherine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • The Bofors Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Hotel Paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Editor

  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes(1965)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Young Cassidy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Editor

  • Becket(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Why Bother to Knock!(1961)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tunes of Glory(1960)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Horse's Mouth(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Women(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Editor

  • To Paris with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Editor

  • Forbidden Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Editor

  • Grand National Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • The Pickwick Papers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Editor

  • The Rocking Horse Winner(1949)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Chiltern Hundreds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Editor

  • The History of Mr. Polly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Editor

  • The Red Shoes(1948)

    Second Film Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The End of the River(1947)

    Second Film Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1947 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

$570M worldwide

Highest rated

The Elephant Man (1980)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 61: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 61: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing55 of 61: 54 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew5 of 61: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s5 · crew1950s7 · crew1960s9 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2010s2 · 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 Anne V. Coates' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 49; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · editor

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

85th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Elephant Man (1980)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 27. 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 Anne V. Coates' work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles13–75 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles11–69 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles26–73 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles20–42 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles18–69 · median 50 · moderateheavier 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 Anne V. Coates work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anne V. Coates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Gielgud shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers