Evan Schiff
Editor · Born July 8, 1982 (44) · DeWitt, New York, USA
Originally from Syracuse, NY, Evan Schiff started his career in the film industry at the age of 16, between his junior and senior years of high school, with an internship at Legacy EFX (formerly Stan Winston Studio). After graduating from high school and being accepted into USC's film production program, SWS hired Schiff back to do tech support as their systems administrator. He worked there part-time for all four years of college and full-time for one year after, in the process helping to set up their visual effects department, SW Digital, as well as giving a hand anywhere he could. It's a place where you can wear as many hats as you want to fit on your head, and one of Schiff's favourite "not in my job description" tasks he volunteered for was to help solder multicolour LEDs into and then assemble a robot head for A.I. - Artificial Intelligence. During college, though, Schiff got bit by the editing bug. He found that, even more than creature or visual effects, Schiff loved sitting in the editing bay for hours on end putting his student films together. So a year after college, and five years after starting his job at Stan Winston's, Schiff left to pursue editing full-time. It was slow at first, but through some family connections, friends he made at SWS, and a bit of luck, Schiff got his first few jobs as an assistant editor, and things have taken off from there. Information above via their homepage.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 8, 1982 (44)
- DeWitt, New York, USA
- Editor
- 21 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Known for
What are Evan Schiff's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 8
Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 5
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 3
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet8
- 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 Evan Schiff's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Evan Schiff'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
26 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Frankenstein(2025)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Marvels(2023)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Bullet Train(2022)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Nobody(2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Proud Mary(2018)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Revolt(2017)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Southside with You(2016)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Happy Birthday(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Everly(2014)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Time Being(2012)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Broken Kingdom(2012)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Battle Los Angeles(2011)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Peep World(2010)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Rambo(2008)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Pan and the Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Color and the Shape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Power of Myth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Towards Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Rocky Balboa(2006)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Big Fish(2003)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Wrong Turn(2003)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles from 2003 to 2025.
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 Evan Schiff's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 21 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 58, 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 Evan Schiff's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Evan Schiff work with?
People who share at least 2 of Evan Schiff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Laustsen shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Derek KolstadShared titles: Nobody (2021), John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Derek Kolstad
Actors
- Taraji P. HensonShared titles: Proud Mary (2018), Peep World (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Taraji P. Henson
Composers and cinematographers
- Dan LaustsenShared titles: Frankenstein (2025), John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019), Proud Mary (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Laustsen
- Bear McCrearyShared titles: Revolt (2017), Everly (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Bear McCreary
