Tony is a highly experienced, BAFTA nominated, film editor who has worked on music videos, TV commercials, short films, feature films and TV drama. His most notable recent work has been on The Outlaws, Ridley Road, the interactive Black Mirror film Bandersnatch, episodes 1 to 4 of the second series of The End Of The F***ing World and Black Mirror series 6 episode 1 Joan Is Awful.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Dublin, Ireland
- Editor
- 16 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Tony Kearns' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 9
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 8
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous5
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 Tony Kearns' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Tony Kearns' 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
21 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Obituary(2023)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Somewhere Boy(2022)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Ridley Road(2021)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Miss Scarlet(2020)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Nightmare Cinema(2018)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
The Lodgers(2017)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Cardboard Gangsters(2017)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Moon Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Standby(2014)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Let Us Prey(2014)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Kelly + Victor(2012)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Citadel(2012)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Black Mirror(2011)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Roadkill(2011)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Charlie Casanova(2011)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
You and Me Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Sade: Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1994 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Lodgers (2017)
Highest rated
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Most popular right now
Let Us Prey (2014)
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 2026, Titles & Graphic Identity.
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 Tony Kearns' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 46, detractors 22. 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 Tony Kearns' work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs 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 Tony Kearns work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tony Kearns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Slade shares the most, 2.
Directors
- David SladeShared titles: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018), Nightmare Cinema (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Slade
- Brian O'MalleyShared titles: The Lodgers (2017), Let Us Prey (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Brian O'Malley
Actors
- Anthony MurphyShared titles: The Lodgers (2017), Charlie Casanova (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Murphy
- Róisín MurphyShared titles: The Lodgers (2017), Roadkill (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Róisín Murphy
Composers and cinematographers
- Steve LynchShared titles: Obituary (2023), Let Us Prey (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Lynch
- Piers McGrailShared titles: Let Us Prey (2014), Kelly + Victor (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Piers McGrail
Producers
- Mary CalleryShared titles: The Lodgers (2017), Roadkill (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Callery
- Alan MaherShared titles: Citadel (2012), Kelly + Victor (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Maher
