Matthew Tabern

Editor · Born June 15, 1964 (62) · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Matthew Tabern is an Editor known for Dirk Gently (2010), Black Mirror (2011) and You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015). He has done extensive work with BBC, ITV, Sky, AppleTV, Netflix, Hat Trick Productions and others.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: June 15, 1964 (62)
From: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Works as: Editor
Titles: 19 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Matthew Tabern's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

23%

Bonds

18%

Survival

18%

Morality

15%

Power

12%

Society

8%

Ideas

5%

Survival4 Identity4 Community4 Family bonds2 Justice3 Coming of age3 Friendship2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

11

Melancholic

9

Dread

6

Hopeful

4

Warm

2

Other

9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 Bittersweet6 Hopeful4 Unsettling4 Feel-good2 Haunting2

How their films end · 7 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet7
Ambiguous6

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 Matthew Tabern's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

PBS Masterpiece2 titles, show their 2 titles on PBS Masterpiece
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp
The Great Courses Living1 title, show their title on The Great Courses Living

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Tabern'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

25 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Steal(2026)
Show 3 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Criminal Record(2024)
Show 2 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Bodies(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Hollington Drive(2021)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Calm with Horses(2019)
Editor
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Giri/Haji(2019)
Show 3 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Capture(2019)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Innocent(2018)
Show 4 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Kiss Me First(2018)
Show 1 episode · Editor
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Hard Sun(2018)
Show 2 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Little Women(2017)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Victoria(2016)
Show 2 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Aliens(2016)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
The C-Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Editor
Critical(2015)
Show 3 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Lost Christmas(2011)
Editor
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Top Boy(2011)
Show 4 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Fades(2011)
Show 3 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Dirk Gently(2010)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Monday Monday(2009)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Editor
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Editor
Feather Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 6 episodes · Editor
The Wedding Tackle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Editor
Children of the New Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 6 episodes · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Calm with Horses (2019)

$103K worldwide

Highest rated

The Capture (2019)

Midcredits 90^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Editing19 of 19 · 73^rd

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s10 · 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.

Is Matthew Tabern's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 64 · intense

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderate

Profanity4 titlesmedian 72 · intense

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderate

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 45 · moderate

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

Who does Matthew Tabern work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Tabern's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Rowland shares the most, 2.