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Tom Swartwout

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Works as
Editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Tom Swartwout's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
39%
Power
20%
Bonds
19%
Self
8%
Ideas
8%
Survival
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 0 · 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 4 · 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 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Cold
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Tom Swartwout's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Swartwout'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

14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Little Brown Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor · Producer

  • Altered Minds(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Your Bleeped Up Brain(2013)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Find Me Guilty(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Strip Search(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Friends and Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • 100 Centre Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 23 episodes · Editor

  • Gloria(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Critical Care(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Anything Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Editor

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • In Search of the Northern Cassowary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1982 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 13: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 13: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing11 of 13: 10 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · 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 Tom Swartwout's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

Your Bleeped Up Brain (2013)

68th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Nature (1982)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 27. 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 Tom Swartwout's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tom Swartwout work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Swartwout's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sidney Lumet shares the most, 4.

Directors

Cinematographers