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John Wilson

John Wilson

Editor

John Wilson is a British film and television editor.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Editor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are John Wilson's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Self
25%
Bonds
20%
Power
14%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
7%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 12 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 10 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 5

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
11
Tense
11
Hopeful
10
Melancholic
10
Absurd
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 John Wilson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Wilson'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

48 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle(2023)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Love in Kilnerry(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Save the Cinema(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Allelujah(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Who Owns Scotland? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • All Creatures Great & Small(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • The Miniaturist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • The Miniaturist(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Me Before You(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Song for Jenny(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • London Road(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Day of the Flowers(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Book Thief(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Prehistoric Autopsy(2012)

    Show Editor

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

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • From Time to Time(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Good(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The History Boys(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Incubus(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • On a Clear Day(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Cheeky(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Happy Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Billy Elliot(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Debt Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Colour Blind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

  • Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Resurrection Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • The Round Tower(1998)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Remember Me?(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Gambling Man(1995)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Decadence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • Not Mozart: WAM! Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Editor

  • Young Soul Rebels(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Drowning by Numbers(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Belly of an Architect(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Zed & Two Noughts(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Making a Splash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Four American Composers: John Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • The Sea in Their Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • The Draughtsman's Contract(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Zandra Rhodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Editor

  • Iron Ribbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1981 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Me Before You (2016)

$208M worldwide

Highest rated

Billy Elliot (2000)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Book Thief (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing41 of 41: 41 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1980s9 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s6 · 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 John Wilson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · editor

Incubus (2006)

89th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 51, detractors 28. 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 John Wilson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles18–78 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles23–78 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles30–73 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian 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 John Wilson work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Greenaway shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles