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Tom Elkins

Tom Elkins

Editor, also director

Works as
Editor, also director
Titles
20 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Tom Elkins' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Survival
32%
Bonds
22%
Morality
20%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
1%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 13

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
14
Tense
16
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
4
Cold
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Tom Elkins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Elkins' 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

20 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beware Boiúna(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tarot(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Prey for the Devil(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Invitation(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Child's Play(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Prodigy(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Flatliners(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Inferno(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Annabelle(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Haunt(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia(2013)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Apparition(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The New Daughter(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting in Connecticut(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • White Noise 2: The Light(2007)

    Editor · as Old Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Cursed(2005)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Big Lebowski(1998)

    Assistant Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • One Eight Seven(1997)

    Assistant Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Vision Quest(1985)

    as Announcer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Annabelle (2014)

$258M worldwide

Highest rated

Inferno (2016)

Midcredits 42nd

Most popular right now

Beware Boiúna (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 19: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 19: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleEditing15 of 19: 13 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thOther crew3 of 19: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s7 · 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.

How do Tom Elkins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · editor

The Apparition (2012)

52nd percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Vision Quest (1985)

Midcredits 69th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 54, 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 Tom Elkins' work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles56–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles9–47 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles29–67 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles10–38 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles66–85 · median 79 · 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 Tom Elkins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Elkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Brooks shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers