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Christopher Donaldson

Christopher Donaldson

Editor · Canada

Christopher Donaldson is a Canadian film and television editor. He is most noted for his work on the films Crimes of the Future, for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, and The Shrouds, for which he was nominated in the same category at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025. He has previously been nominated for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series numerous times for his work in television, winning at the 23rd Gemini Awards in 2008 for his work on The Border,[2] and receiving nods at the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004 and the 22nd Gemini Awards in 2007 for Slings & Arrows, the 26th Gemini Awards in 2011 and the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for Flashpoint, and at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for Vikings. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Donaldson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From
Canada
Works as
Editor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Christopher Donaldson's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd 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
Self
32%
Bonds
18%
Society
13%
Morality
12%
Survival
10%
Ideas
8%
Power
6%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · 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 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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 6 · 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 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

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 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Absurd
3
Hopeful
4
Romantic
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Christopher Donaldson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Donaldson'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

25 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • I, Object(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fear Street: Prom Queen(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Shrouds(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Women Talking(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Crimes of the Future(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Reacher(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • A Simple Fucking Gesture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • A Veteran's Christmas(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Handmaid's Tale(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Kennedys After Camelot(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Remember(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Stage Fright(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Right Kind of Wrong(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Cottage Country(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Take This Waltz(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town(2010)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

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

    Editor

  • Global Metal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor · Music Editor

  • McLuhan's Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • Century Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Last Night(1998)

    Assistant Editor · Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Women Talking (2022)

$9.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Remember (2015)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

I, Object (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing22 of 23: 21 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thOther crew2 of 23: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s8 · 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 Christopher Donaldson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

I, Object (2026)

92nd percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 47, detractors 24. 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 Christopher Donaldson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles27–76 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles19–76 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles45–63 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian 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 Christopher Donaldson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Donaldson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luc Montpellier shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers