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John Jympson

Editor · Died June 3, 2003, aged 72

John Arthur Jympson was a British film editor. He edited films such as Zulu, A Hard Day's Night, Kaleidoscope, Frenzy and A Fish Called Wanda.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 16, 1930
Died
June 3, 2003 (aged 72)
Works as
Editor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 46 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 49% in 30 days

What are John Jympson's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
24%
Self
15%
Power
13%
Survival
12%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 16 · Serious 9 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 14 · Intense 8

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 3

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 16 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

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 18 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Romantic
11
Absurd
10
Joyful
7
Dread
7
Other
42

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet13
  • 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 John Jympson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Jympson'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

46 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mad Cows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • In & Out(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Haunted(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Friends(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Splitting Heirs(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Housesitter(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • King Ralph(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Mighty Quinn(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Fish Called Wanda(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Little Shop of Horrors(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bad Medicine(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Gulag(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Far Pavilions(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • High Road to China(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Green Ice(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Meetings with Remarkable Men(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Little Night Music(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • Crime and Passion(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Quilp(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Editor

  • Night Watch(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Optimists(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Frenzy(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Doves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • Kelly's Heroes(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Stick(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Where Eagles Dare(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Deadfall(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Bobo(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Maroc 7(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Kaleidoscope(1966)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sands of the Kalahari(1965)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Bedford Incident(1965)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dingaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • A Hard Day's Night(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Zulu(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Finally Died(1963)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • It's All Happening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Editor

  • A Prize of Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Editor

  • The Secret of Monte Cristo(1961)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

  • A French Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

  • Suddenly, Last Summer(1959)

    Editorial Services

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Kind Hearts and Coronets(1949)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1949 to 1999.

Biggest box office

Housesitter (1992)

$95M worldwide

Highest rated

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing41 of 43: 41 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew2 of 43: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s1 · crew1960s15 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s8 · 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 John Jympson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 36; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Crime and Passion (1975)

79th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 29. 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 John Jympson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles7–64 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles12–61 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles11–69 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles27–38 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles2–69 · median 44 · moderatenear 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 John Jympson work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Jympson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gilbert Taylor shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles