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Sam Restivo

Sam Restivo

Editor · Born July 5, 1980 (46) · Wharton, Texas, USA

Sam Restivo was born on 5 July 1980 in Wharton, Texas, USA. He is an editor, known for Napoleon (2023), House of Gucci (2021) and The Last Duel (2021). He has been married to Jenny Deiker Restivo since 2013.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 5, 1980 (46)
From
Wharton, Texas, USA
Works as
Editor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Sam Restivo's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
27%
Self
19%
Morality
16%
Bonds
14%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Survival
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Sam Restivo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Restivo'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

17 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dog Stars(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Napoleon(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Raised by Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Additional Editor

  • The Greatest Showman(2017)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Rings(2017)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • Indiscretion(2016)

    Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Aloha(2015)

    Visual Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bar Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · VFX Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Brake(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2009)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fling(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(2006)

    Post Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 4(2006)

    Post Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Island(2005)

    Post Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Gladiator II (2024)

$462M worldwide

Highest rated

Gladiator II (2024)

Midcredits 58th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing9 of 16: 8 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew8 of 16: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s4 · 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 Sam Restivo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Fling (2008)

64th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 31. 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 Sam Restivo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 89 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles15–52 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · 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 Sam Restivo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Restivo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ridley Scott shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers