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Stephen Mirrione

Stephen Mirrione

Editor, also producer · Born February 17, 1969 (57) · Santa Clara County, California, USA

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Stephen Mirrione (born February 17, 1969) is an American film editor. He is best known for winning an Academy Award for his editing of the film Traffic (2000). Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Mirrione, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
February 17, 1969 (57)
From
Santa Clara County, California, USA
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 35 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Stephen Mirrione's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: 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
Morality
30%
Bonds
20%
Self
17%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Deception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 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 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 9

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 16

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 4

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 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 12

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 9 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
12
Dread
5
Contemplative
8
Thrilling
5
Other
33

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Stephen Mirrione's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Mirrione'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

35 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Digger(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • F1: The Movie(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Road House(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Spiderhead(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Sky(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Suburbicon(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Revenant(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Monuments Men(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • August: Osage County(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Ides of March(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Contagion(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Biutiful(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Informant!(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Leatherheads(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Babel(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Criminal(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Dangerous Mind(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • 13 Conversations About One Thing(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Traffic(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Go(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Cool, Dry Place(1998)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Clockwatchers(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Swingers(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Monster Mash: The Movie(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Getting In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Hunger Games (2012)

$695M worldwide

Highest rated

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

F1: The Movie (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing32 of 34: 32 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew2 of 34: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s9 · 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.

Awards

an Oscar and 3 other major awards from 15 major nominations, 2001–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Editing
  2. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
  3. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Editing
  4. 2007
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
  5. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Cannes award, won
  6. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
  7. 2001
    • Oscar, won · Best Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing

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 Stephen Mirrione's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

Monster Mash: The Movie (1995)

86th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Revenant (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 57, 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 Stephen Mirrione's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles11–74 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles10–67 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles40–87 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles32–73 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles19–70 · median 45 · 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 Stephen Mirrione work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Mirrione's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Clooney shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers