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Brian Johnson

Editor

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Editor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Brian Johnson's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
43%
Power
15%
Ideas
12%
Morality
10%
Survival
10%
Self
7%
Bonds
3%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Joyful
4
Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Brian Johnson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Johnson'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

20 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • He Named Me Malala(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Making a Murderer(2015)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • And the Oscar Goes to...(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Anita: Speaking Truth to Power(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Teach(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • March of The Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Countdown to Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

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

    Consulting Editor

  • After Innocence(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Buena Vista Social Club(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lost Highway(1997)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Street Fighter(1994)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Little Odessa(1994)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Fever(1991)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • GoodFellas(1990)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Penn & Teller Get Killed(1989)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • New York Stories(1989)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1989 to 2014.

Biggest box office

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Making a Murderer (2015)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing5 of 14: 5 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew9 of 14: 9 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s4 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2016, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program.

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 Brian Johnson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · editor

Teach (2013)

94th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Making a Murderer (2015)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 38. 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.

Who does Brian Johnson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeffrey Friedman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers