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Andrew McAllister

Andrew McAllister

Editor, director and writer, also producer · Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Andrew McAllister is a writer/director/editor, most recently editing Sally, a feature documentary set to premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and .winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. After first directing The Pioneertown Palace (SXSW Grand Jury Nominee), he went on to edit several projects for Netflix including the Grammy-winning documentary Quincy, the Peabody-winning comedy series American Vandal, the investigative documentary The Bleeding Edge (George Polk Journalism Winner) and Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He's been part of several projects for Disney+, directing the documentary series Sketchbook and editing the Emmy-winning feature documentary Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics anthology series Marvel’s 616, the Pixar documentary A Spark Story, More Than Robots (directed by Gillian Jacobs, 2022 SXSW Premiere) and fulfilled his dreams of journeying into the Star Wars galaxy on Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return. He wrote the screenplay Shaky Shivers which placed as a Finalist at Austin Film Festival, and landed him on MovieMaker Magazine's 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

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From
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Works as
Editor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 24 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 13% in 30 days

What are Andrew McAllister's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Documentary12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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%
Society
24%
Morality
18%
Power
10%
Survival
10%
Ideas
8%
Bonds
4%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · 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 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Tense
7
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1
  • 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 Andrew McAllister's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew McAllister'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

24 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Homecoming: The Tokyo Series(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sally(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Turning Point: The Vietnam War(2025)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Shaky Shivers(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Stan Lee(2023)

    Co-Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Sketchbook(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • More Than Robots(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return(2022)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Spark Story(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Marvel's 616 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

  • Alabama Snake(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez(2020)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Quincy(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Bleeding Edge(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • American Vandal(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Feelgood: Dealer or Healer?(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • In Her Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • The Opposition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Take(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Urban Scarecrow(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shag Carpet Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Take (2007)

$6.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Quincy (2018)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 16: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 16: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 16: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing12 of 16: 11 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

16 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s7 · 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 Andrew McAllister's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer, editor

Urban Scarecrow (2006)

94th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Quincy (2018)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 27. 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.

Who does Andrew McAllister work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew McAllister's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Sterman shares the most, 7.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers