Iain Kitching
Iain Kitching (BFE) is the Editor of 'The Swimmers' for Working Title and Netflix. It was picked as the opening film for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2022 and was nominated for a BAFTA for 'Outstanding British Film'. Iain was also nominated for 'The Swimmers' by the British Film Editors for 'Best Edited British Drama'. The film has been seen by at least 100 million people worldwide. 'My Brother the Devil' was one of the most acclaimed films of 2013, winning major awards at Sundance, Berlin and BFI London Film Festivals among others. It was released in cinemas internationally including in 12 US cities. The short film 'The Fifth Bowl' won a Welsh BAFTA and Iain has worked with Oscar winners Danny Boyle, James Gay-Rees and Hans Zimmer as well as Hollywood powerhouse Doug Liman. As well as drama, Iain also has a breadth of experience in documentary. He is a musician and has played guitar most of his life whilst dabbling with other instruments. With experience of sound design, photography, visual art and acting (He played a zombie in 'Shaun of the Dead' - Laertes in 'Hamlet' and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 'Nowhere Fast') he believes all of these interests come together in the edit suite to help him make the best cut for the project in hand. His latest feature 'Unicorns' is due to be released theatrically in 2024 after being picked to screen at the BFI Film Festival in 2023 and at BFI Flare in 2024.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Editor
- 12 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Iain Kitching's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Iain Kitching's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Iain Kitching'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
15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Forsytes(2025)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Unicorns(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Woman in the Wall(2023)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Swimmers(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Kings(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Hear No Evil(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Cleopatra: Mother, Mistress, Murderer, Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Babylon(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Jesus Rise to Power(2013)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
My Brother the Devil(2012)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all filmsBarbados at the Races (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Henna Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2009 to 2025.
Biggest box office
My Brother the Devil (2012)
Highest rated
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (2023)
Most popular right now
The Forsytes (2025)
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 Iain Kitching's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 38. 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 Iain Kitching's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Iain Kitching work with?
People who share at least 2 of Iain Kitching's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sally El Hosaini shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Sally El HosainiShared titles: Unicorns (2023), The Swimmers (2022), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Sally El Hosaini
Actors
- James Krishna FloydShared titles: Unicorns (2023), The Swimmers (2022), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 3 shared titles with James Krishna Floyd
Composers and cinematographers
- David RaedekerShared titles: Unicorns (2023), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 2 shared titles with David Raedeker
- Stuart EarlShared titles: Unicorns (2023), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Earl
Producers
- Daniel KilroyShared titles: Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (2023), Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Kilroy
- Stephen DaldryShared titles: Unicorns (2023), The Swimmers (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Daldry
