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Ian Olds

Ian Olds

Editor, director and writer, also producer

Works as
Editor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 24% in 30 days

What are Ian Olds' films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd 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
Power
19%
Self
19%
Society
18%
Survival
15%
Ideas
13%
Morality
11%
Bonds
5%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 12 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · 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 7 · Full focus 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
10
Melancholic
8
Tense
6
Absurd
5
Warm
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7
  • Other1

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 Ian Olds' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ian Olds' 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

24 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dakar: Race Against the Desert(2025)

    Co-Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Black Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Consulting Editor

  • Power(2024)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Relative(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Captive Audience(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Slow Machine(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • I Am a Seagull(2018)

    Editor

  • Zeroville(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • What We Left Unfinished(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Pretenders(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • Walden: Life in the Woods(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shadow World(2016)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Burn Country(2016)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Sound and the Fury(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • As I Lay Dying(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Kink(2013)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Francophrenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Saturday Night(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Occupation: Dreamland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Two Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story(2002)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

As I Lay Dying (2013)

$72K worldwide

Highest rated

Saturday Night (2010)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Zeroville (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 21: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting6 of 21: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleCinematography1 of 21: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing13 of 21: 10 only editing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thOther crew2 of 21: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

21 titles, 6 with more than one role — editing and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s12 · 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 Ian Olds' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of the 15 of 16 with a score; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer, editor

Power (2024)

82nd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Saturday Night (2010)

Midcredits 83rd · 70% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 45, detractors 21. 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 Ian Olds' 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 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Ian Olds work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ian Olds' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Franco shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles