Joi McMillon is an American film editor. In 2003, she graduated from Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. McMillon is known for her work on the Academy Award-winning films Moonlight (2016) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), both winning several respective accolades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joi McMillon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Editor
- 10 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Joi McMillon's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
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 Joi McMillon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Joi McMillon'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
16 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Mufasa: The Lion King(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Zola(2020)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
American Woman(2018)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Lemon(2017)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Moonlight(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsMan Rots from the Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Sausage Party(2016)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Girls(2012)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Chlorophyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Medicine for Melancholy(2008)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Not Easily Broken(2009)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Little Brown Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
My Josephine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
In Process (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2003 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Highest rated
Moonlight (2016)
Most popular right now
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
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 awards from 4 major nominations, 2016–2022.
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Editing
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Editing
- Critics Choice 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 Joi McMillon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 25. 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 Joi McMillon's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.
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 Joi McMillon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joi McMillon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Jenkins shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Barry JenkinsShared titles: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Barry Jenkins
- Janicza BravoShared titles: Zola (2020), Lemon (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Janicza Bravo
Actors
- Colman DomingoShared titles: Zola (2020), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Colman Domingo
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- James LaxtonShared titles: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 3 shared titles with James Laxton
- Nat SandersShared titles: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Nat Sanders
- Nicholas BritellShared titles: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Britell
Producers
- Adele RomanskiShared titles: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Adele Romanski
- Mark CeryakShared titles: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Ceryak
- Christine VachonShared titles: Zola (2020), Lemon (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Christine Vachon
- David HinojosaShared titles: Zola (2020), Lemon (2017)See all 2 shared titles with David Hinojosa
