Jake Pushinsky was born and raised in San Francisco. Son of critically acclaimed photographer Ted Pushinsky, Jake always knew he'd make his living in the arts. Soon after college, he got his start in the film business as an assistant music editor on such studio films as Against the Ropes, The Rookie, and Uprising. Early on in his career, Jake met film director Dito Montiel, and the two found themselves immersed in the idea of telling the autobiographical account of Dito's childhood in Astoria, NY in the 1980's, with Dito to direct and Jake to edit. This visceral and beautifully crafted film, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, starring Shia Labeouf, Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum and Rosario Dawson, became the award winning Sundance hit of 2006, garnering both the 'Best Director' and 'Best Ensemble Cast' awards. Jake then went on to cut the hit jazz documentary Chops, which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Jake and Dito teamed up again for Universal Focus' action thriller Fighting, starring Terrence Howard. Soon after, Jake landed the much-anticipated James Franco biopic, Howl, about the life and art of controversial poet Allen Ginsberg, directed by Oscar winners Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Howl was chosen out of hundreds of films to be the opening night film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. 2011 brought more accolades for Jake, including having a film in each of the two most sought after film festivals. The first was another Montiel directed film called The Son of No One, starring Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, Ray Liotta and Katie Holmes, and it was chosen as the closing night film at Sundance. The other was director Jamie Linden's 10 Years, starring Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Rosario Dawson and Ron Livingston, which premiered at Toronto just a few months later. Jake and Dito continued their collaboration with Empire State, starring Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth and Emma Roberts; Boulevard, starring Robin Williams, Kathy Baker and Bob Odenkirk, which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews; and Man Down starring Kate Mara, Gary Oldman, and Shia LaBeouf. In 2014 Jake worked with directors Epstein and Friedman again to tell the history of the Academy Awards with the documentary, And The Oscar Goes To... which now plays every year just before the Awards. Jake teamed up with Oscar nominated director, Jason Cohen, in 2016 to cut the feature documentary film Silicon Cowboys, which explores the billion-dollar empire of Compaq computers and how it overcame all odds and altered the course of the computing world. The film premiered at SXSW, where it sold for theatrical distribution. In January, 2017 Jake was brought on to edit the two part documentary event, What's My Name - Muhammad Ali, for HBO, directed by Antoine Fuqua, and produced by Oscar winner, Glen Zipper. It will premiere on HBO in Spring of 2019. Jake is currently cutting the highly sought after Linda Ronstadt documentary with directors Epstein and Friedman, for CNN Films.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 9, 1978 (48)
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Editor, also producer
- 16 on Motif · 18 credits in all
What are Jake Pushinsky's films like?
Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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 12
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 10 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous2
- 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 Jake Pushinsky's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jake Pushinsky's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
18 credits, 16 with a Motif page.
Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 40th percentile of all films
With Drawn Arms (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Strings Attached (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
The Clapper(2017)
Motif score: 12th percentile of all films
We Don't Belong Here(2017)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
Man Down(2015)
Motif score: 44th percentile of all films
Silicon Cowboys(2016)
Motif score: 80th percentile of all films
Boulevard(2014)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
And the Oscar Goes to...(2014)
Motif score: 79th percentile of all films
Empire State(2013)
Motif score: 13th percentile of all films
10 Years(2011)
Motif score: 46th percentile of all films
The Son of No One(2011)
Motif score: 11th percentile of all films
Howl(2010)
Motif score: 68th percentile of all films
Fighting(2009)
Motif score: 30th percentile of all films
Columbus Day(2008)
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 2006 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
Highest rated
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
Most popular right now
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (2022)
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jake Pushinsky's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Jake Pushinsky's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jake Pushinsky work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jake Pushinsky's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dito Montiel shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Dito MontielShared titles: The Clapper (2017), Man Down (2015), Boulevard (2014), The Son of No One (2011), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Dito Montiel
- Antoine FuquaShared titles: Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (2022), The Day Sports Stood Still (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Antoine Fuqua
- Jeffrey FriedmanShared titles: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019), And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Friedman
- Rob EpsteinShared titles: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019), And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Epstein
Writers
- Steven LeckartShared titles: Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (2022), The Day Sports Stood Still (2021), Silicon Cowboys (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Steven Leckart
Actors
- Channing TatumShared titles: 10 Years (2011), The Son of No One (2011), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Channing Tatum
- James RansoneShared titles: The Clapper (2017), The Son of No One (2011)See all 2 shared titles with James Ransone
- Tracy MorganShared titles: The Clapper (2017), The Son of No One (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Tracy Morgan
- Shia LaBeoufShared titles: Man Down (2015), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Shia LaBeouf
Composers and cinematographers
- David WittmanShared titles: The Clapper (2017), Boulevard (2014), The Son of No One (2011)See all 3 shared titles with David Wittman
- Nancy SchreiberShared titles: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019), And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nancy Schreiber
- Jimmy HaunShared titles: The Clapper (2017), Boulevard (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jimmy Haun
- Jonathan EliasShared titles: The Son of No One (2011), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Elias
Producers
- Kat SamickShared titles: Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (2022), The Day Sports Stood Still (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kat Samick
- Michael J. UrannShared titles: The Clapper (2017), Man Down (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Michael J. Urann
- Alex FrancisShared titles: The Son of No One (2011), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Francis
- Trudie StylerShared titles: The Son of No One (2011), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Trudie Styler
