Wyatt Smith
Editor · Born November 12, 1974 (51) · New York, New York, U.S
Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body
Wyatt Smith (born November 12, 1974) is an American editor. Born in New York City, Smith's early career began in the music world. In the early 1990s, he began working at Sony Music Studios in New York. Coming from a musical background — his father was a roadie — he gained early exposure to entertainment production. Over time, he built a reputation cutting live concerts, music videos, and music‑related documentaries for high‑profile artists. In 2006, he edited the television special Tony Bennett: An American Classic — directed by Rob Marshall — for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi‑Camera). That collaboration with Marshall would prove pivotal for Smith's transition into feature films. Smith's first major feature‑film credit came in 2009 with the musical film Nine, co‑edited with Claire Simpson. That same film earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing. Over the following years, Smith became known for editing a broad range of high-profile films. His credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and Doctor Strange (2016). In 2014, he edited the musical-fantasy film Into the Woods, directed by Rob Marshall. For his work on that film, he was nominated for the ACE Eddie Awards (Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical) by the American Cinema Editors. He also edited Harriet (2019), a biographical drama about Harriet Tubman. Throughout his career, Smith has spoken about how his background in music and his work on concerts and music videos helped shape his editing style — especially when working on musicals. He has described how, on a project like Into the Woods, he needed to balance song, dialogue, character, and pacing in a way that felt natural and emotionally honest.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 12, 1974 (51)
- New York, New York, U.S
- Editor
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Known for
What are Wyatt Smith's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 7
Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 2
Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet8
- 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 Wyatt Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Wyatt Smith'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
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
How to Train Your Dragon(2025)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Little Mermaid(2023)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Harriet(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Lily + Mara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Doctor Strange(2016)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Ricki and the Flash(2015)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Into the Woods(2014)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
300: Rise of an Empire(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Thor: The Dark World(2013)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Zen of Bennett(2012)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Nine(2009)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
My Morning Jacket: Okonokos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Elvis by the Presleys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
DreamChaser Tour(2002)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Highest rated
How to Train Your Dragon (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.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2007–2010.
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (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 Wyatt Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 14 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 34. 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 Wyatt Smith's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs lighter 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 Wyatt Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Wyatt Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Marshall shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Rob MarshallShared titles: The Little Mermaid (2023), Into the Woods (2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Nine (2009), Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Rob Marshall
Actors
- Meryl StreepShared titles: Ricki and the Flash (2015), Into the Woods (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Meryl Streep
- Johnny DeppShared titles: Into the Woods (2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Johnny Depp
- Penélope CruzShared titles: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Nine (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Penélope Cruz
Cinematographers and editors
- Dion BeebeShared titles: The Little Mermaid (2023), Into the Woods (2014), The Zen of Bennett (2012), Nine (2009), Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Dion Beebe
- David BrennerShared titles: 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)See all 2 shared titles with David Brenner
Producers
- Marc PlattShared titles: How to Train Your Dragon (2025), The Little Mermaid (2023), Ricki and the Flash (2015), Into the Woods (2014), Nine (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Marc Platt
- John DeLucaShared titles: The Little Mermaid (2023), Into the Woods (2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Nine (2009), Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)See all 5 shared titles with John DeLuca
- Kevin FeigeShared titles: Doctor Strange (2016), Thor: The Dark World (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Feige
- Danny BennettShared titles: The Zen of Bennett (2012), Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Bennett
