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Toby Shimin

Editor

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Editor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Toby Shimin's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Morality
17%
Self
16%
Society
14%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
7%
Power
6%
Mental illness4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 0 · 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 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
12
Hopeful
8
Warm
4
Tense
4
Bittersweet
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Toby Shimin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toby Shimin'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

32 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jimmy & The Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Editor

  • Facing the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Consulting Editor

  • Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Consulting Editor

  • Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue(2024)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Quilters(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit(2024)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Pay or Die(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile(2022)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Eat Your Catfish(2021)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Baby God(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Little Miss Westie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Consulting Editor

  • The Dog Doc(2019)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • This Is Home(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • That Way Madness Lies...(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • How to Dance in Ohio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Indian Point(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little White Lie(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Buck(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mothers of Bedford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • My So-Called Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Everything's Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Miss America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • Blue Vinyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • Out of the Past(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Leap of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor

  • High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • Voices from the Attic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • Working Girls(1986)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Wizard of the Strings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Assistant Camera · Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Buck (2011)

$4.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Quilters (2024)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Buck (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing21 of 28: 21 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew7 of 28: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s9 · 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 2003, Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera).

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 Toby Shimin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 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 13

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

This Is Home (2018)

99th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Quilters (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 35. 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 Toby Shimin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toby Shimin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie Goldman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers