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Christopher Tellefsen

Christopher Tellefsen

Editor · Born April 11, 1957 (69) · US

Oscar nominee

Christopher Tellefsen (born 1957) is an American film editor. In 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film Moneyball. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Tellefsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 11, 1957 (69)
From
US
Works as
Editor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 37% in 30 days

What are Christopher Tellefsen's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Self
27%
Bonds
22%
Morality
20%
Power
13%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 10 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 12

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 5

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 15

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
17
Contemplative
12
Warm
8
Dread
7
Other
34

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

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 Christopher Tellefsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Tellefsen'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

42 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Whisper Man(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Nyad(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Menu(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Many Saints of Newark(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Light of My Life(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Kitchen(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Widows(2018)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Quiet Place(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Creed(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Joy(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • True Story(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Drop(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lambert & Stamp(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Moneyball(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fair Game(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Handkerchief(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Rebound(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Stranger(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Capote(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Village(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Human Stain(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Changing Lanes(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Birthday Girl(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Man on the Moon(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Analyze This(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Legionnaire(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Chinese Box(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gummo(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Flirting with Disaster(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Blue in the Face(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kids(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Smoke(1995)

    Additional Editor · Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Barcelona(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • City Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • Jumpin' at the Boneyard(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Another Damaging Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Metropolitan(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Cookie(1989)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Muddy Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • Golden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Quiet Place (2018)

$341M worldwide

Highest rated

Moneyball (2011)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Whisper Man (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing40 of 41: 40 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 41: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s9 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for an Oscar in 2012, Best Achievement in Film Editing.

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 Christopher Tellefsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1991)

63rd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Moneyball (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 23. 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 Christopher Tellefsen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles17–81 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles8–60 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles23–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles7–68 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles11–75 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Christopher Tellefsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Tellefsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Hurt shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles