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Jennifer Lame

Jennifer Lame

Editor, also actor · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Jennifer Lame (born 1981/1982) is an American film editor. She is known for her work on Manchester by the Sea, Hereditary, Tenet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the films of Noah Baumbach. In 2023, Lame edited Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. She is a native to Narberth, Pennsylvania, and is married to film producer Craig Shilowich. Jennifer Lame was born in 1981 or 1982 in Philadelphia. Her father is Tony Lame, a former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer as well as KYW-TV. She attended Episcopal Academy and, in 2004, graduated from Wesleyan University. Lame started editing films with Price Check. She has become a recurring collaborator on Noah Baumbach's films, including Frances Ha, While We're Young, Mistress America, The Meyerowitz Stories, and Marriage Story. She also edited Paper Towns, Manchester by the Sea, Tyrel, Hereditary, Midsommar, Tenet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Oppenheimer. Just before winning her first Oscar, she was named Time's Person of the Week" for her role as a prominent female editor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Lame, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Editor, also actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 28 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 49% in 30 days

What are Jennifer Lame's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
28%
Self
27%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Morality
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · 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 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
9
Bittersweet
6
Warm
4
Dread
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous4

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 Jennifer Lame's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jennifer Lame'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

28 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Odyssey(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Sinners(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Causeway(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Don't Worry Darling(2022)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blonde(2022)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Judas and the Black Messiah(2021)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tenet(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Marriage Story(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Midsommar(2019)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tyrel(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hereditary(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Manchester by the Sea(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • De Palma(2015)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mistress America(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Paper Towns(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • While We're Young(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Computer Chess(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Frances Ha(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • Price Check(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • First Winter(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Smash(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Perfect(2011)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Lovely Bones(2009)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sorry, Thanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Oppenheimer (2023)

$976M worldwide

Highest rated

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing20 of 28: 20 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thOther crew8 of 28: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s9 · 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

an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 7 major nominations, 2014–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Editing
  2. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
  3. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Editing
  4. 2014
    • 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 Jennifer Lame's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

First Winter (2012)

76th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 57, 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 Jennifer Lame's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles11–63 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles12–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles39–77 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles25–45 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles5–78 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Jennifer Lame work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jennifer Lame's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noah Baumbach shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles