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Nathan Nugent

Nathan Nugent

Editor · Dublin, Ireland

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Nathan Nugent is an Irish film editor known for working with director Lenny Abrahamson. For Abrahamson, Nugent edited What Richard Did (2012), Frank (2014), and Room (2015). At the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2013, Nugent won Best Editing for What Richard Did. While working on Frank, Nugent told Abrahamson he would be interested in editing Room based on having read the novel of the same name. Nugent also served as second-unit director. He described his editing of Room as simplistic, keeping the acting intact, while working in Dublin for five months. However, child actor Jacob Tremblay's part was filmed in numerous takes so Tremblay could give variations of his performances of specific lines, so Abrahamson and Nugent had to assemble and splice the different takes in the editing process. For Room, a Canadian co-production, Nugent won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing in March 2016. In April, he won the Irish Film & Television Award for Best Editing.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Editor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 32 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 79% in 30 days

What are Nathan Nugent's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
28%
Survival
18%
Morality
17%
Bonds
17%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 6 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 10

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 13 · 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 13 · Even-paced 5 · 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 2 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
14
Dread
6
Contemplative
6
Absurd
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous11

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 Nathan Nugent's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nathan Nugent'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

32 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Up Against It(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lost Children of Tuam(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Anemone(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Damned(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Listeners(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • An Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Conversations with Friends(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Swan Song(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Novice(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Normal People(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Minamata(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bainne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    Editor · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Disobedience(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mary Shelley(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • Tomato Red: Blood Money(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Room(2015)

    Editor · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Glassland(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Visit: An Alien Encounter(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Frank(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Run & Jump(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • What Richard Did(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Cluck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Sensation(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • As If I Am Not There(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sarah and Steve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

  • The Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • Hillside Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

  • Lia & Ro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

  • The Playboy of the Western World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 25 of them dated from 2008 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Room (2015)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Room (2015)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Normal People (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing29 of 29: 27 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew2 of 29: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s10 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Editing
  2. 2016
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best 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 Nathan Nugent's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · editor

Up Against It (2026)

72nd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Room (2015)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 53, 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.

Is Nathan Nugent's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles13–66 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles11–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles35–70 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles34–56 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles28–77 · median 51 · 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 Nathan Nugent work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nathan Nugent's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Lowe shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers