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Jacob Craycroft

Editor

Jacob Craycroft is an American film editor. He began his editing career in the late 1990s and has since contributed to more than 40 features and shorts. His early work includes editing Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion (2006), which was an official selection at the Berlin Film Festival. One of his notable projects is the documentary Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box (2002). Craycroft also worked on the film Bruised (2020), earning a 2022 nomination for Outstanding Editing at the Black Reel Awards, shared with Terilyn A. Shropshire. His filmography also includes Brigsby Bear (2017) and Barry (2016). He has also edited Paper Towns (2015), My Old Lady (2014), and Robot & Frank (2012), among others. He studied at Vassar College, and he is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Works as
Editor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 27% in 30 days

What are Jacob Craycroft's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: 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
Bonds
32%
Self
30%
Morality
15%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Ideas
1%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 8 · 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 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Warm
6
Bittersweet
5
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
7
Other
23

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Jacob Craycroft's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacob Craycroft'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

37 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ponies(2026)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Out of My Mind(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Cat Person(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Pachinko(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bruised(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Then Came You(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Slice(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Brigsby Bear(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Barry(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cell(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Paper Towns(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Old Lady(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hellbenders(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Magic Magic(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Downloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Brazzaville Teen-Ager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Robot & Frank(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Our Idiot Brother(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Romantics(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Duane Incarnate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • New York, I Love You(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Joshua(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Prairie Home Companion(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • On the One(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Baxter(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Invitation to a Suicide(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tanner on Tanner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

  • Helicopter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Ram Dass: Fierce Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Super Troopers(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • All of It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Hang Your Dog in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Assistant Editor

  • Floundering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    First Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1994 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Paper Towns (2015)

$86M worldwide

Highest rated

Out of My Mind (2024)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Super Troopers (2001)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing33 of 35: 33 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew2 of 35: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s4 · 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 Jacob Craycroft's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

On the One (2005)

91st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Pachinko (2022)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 28. 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 Jacob Craycroft's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 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 & Gore11 titles5–75 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles22–62 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles37–85 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles29–68 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles10–70 · median 32 · 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 Jacob Craycroft work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacob Craycroft's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elizabeth Banks shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles