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Scott Cummings

Scott Cummings

Editor, director and writer

Sundance award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

Works as
Editor, director and writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 14% in 30 days

What are Scott Cummings' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
35%
Bonds
22%
Self
17%
Power
11%
Morality
9%
Survival
6%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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 8 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
3
Cold
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Scott Cummings' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Cummings' 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

20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Realm of Satan(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dakar: Race Against the Desert(2025)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Spaceman(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • CINEMA-19 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wendy(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Monsters and Men(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Donnybrook(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Adversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor

  • Beach Rats(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Menashe(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Burn Country(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Listen Up Philip(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo Juggalos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • It Felt Like Love(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Long Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Forever's Gonna Start Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Second Cousins Once Removed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor · Producer

  • Marin Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Sound Mixer · as Old Friend

  • Inspirations and Ideas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Other

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2008 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Menashe (2017)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Spaceman (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting4 of 19: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 19: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 19: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing15 of 19: 10 only editing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdOther crew3 of 19: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 6 with more than one role — editing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s11 · crew2020s6 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Sundance award, nominated
  2. 2021
    • 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 Scott Cummings' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director, writer, editor

Realm of Satan (2024)

75th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

Midcredits 91st · 77% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 19. 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 Scott Cummings' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles23–71 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian 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 Scott Cummings work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Cummings' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eliza Hittman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers