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Mark Towns

Editor, also producer · Born January 5, 1974 (52) · Winchester, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Mark Towns was born on 5 January 1974 in Winchester. He is an editor, known for Saint Maud (2019), Love Lies Bleeding (2024) and The Ritual (2017).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 5, 1974 (52)
From
Winchester, England, UK
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 25% in 30 days

What are Mark Towns' films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
31%
Self
20%
Bonds
18%
Morality
13%
Society
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 0 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 15

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

Steady 7 · 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 18 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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 9 · Full focus 8

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Dread
13
Melancholic
8
Cold
5
Contemplative
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9
  • 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 Mark Towns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Towns' 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

34 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Man in My Basement(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hot Milk(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Love Lies Bleeding(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ballywalter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Editor

  • The Strays(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Choose or Die(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • No One Gets Out Alive(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Censor(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • In the Shadow of 9/11(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Nightride(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Saint Maud(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Monsoon(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Eve(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Gwen(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Ritual(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • High Class Call Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • The Survivalist(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Terror at the Mall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Lilting(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Magpie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Final Prayer(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Spoiler Alert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • SLR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Don't Let Him In(2011)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • The Bionic Vet(2010)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Boys On Film 1: Hard Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Bodyguard: A New Beginning(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • My Car is My Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Manilla Envelopes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Waiting for Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Lilting (2014)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing31 of 31: 31 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s11 · 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

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2017, Best Current Affairs.

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 Mark Towns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · editor

In the Shadow of 9/11 (2021)

86th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Bionic Vet (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 53, 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 Mark Towns' work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles49–89 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles10–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles44–82 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles35–61 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles60–88 · median 75 · intenseheavier 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 Mark Towns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Towns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Battsek shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles