British film editor Matthew Newman began his career as a production assistant on the film Gangs of New York where he was mentored by Director of Photography, Michael Ballhaus. After working as an editor primarily for commercials, a chance encounter with Danish Director Nicolas Winding Refn led Newman to cut his first film project, Bronson, starring Tom Hardy. Newman reunited with Refn on the epic warrior feature film Valhalla Rising starring Mads Mikkelsen. After he moved to Los Angeles, Newman began work on three Refn movies: the 2011 romantic action drama Drive starring Ryan Gosling, 2013's Only God Forgives and 2016's The Neon Demon. All three films competed at Cannes in successive years, while Drive garnered Newman his first BAFTA nomination. Newman also cut Director Stefano Sollima's 2018 Sony action feature film Sicario: Day of the Soldado, starring Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. He then edited 2019's Too Old To Die Young, Refn's epic pulp crime series for Amazon Studios starring Miles Teller. Alongside movies, Newman has cut many international commercials; including Lincoln's spots with Matthew McConaughey, as well as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Hugo Boss' campaigns with Director Darren Aronofsky. Newman divides his time between Berlin and Los Angeles. His recent projects include 2021's Without Remorse for Sollima and Paramount Pictures.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Editor, also producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Matthew Newman's films like?
Across their 14 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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 7
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 10
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 10
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous3
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 Matthew Newman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Magnolia Selects, show their 2 titles on Magnolia Selects
- Acorn TV, show their title on Acorn TV
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- PBS Masterpiece, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Newman'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
19 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Her Private Hell(2026)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Shelter(2026)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Islands(2025)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Beauty Is Not a Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Adagio(2023)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Touch of Crude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Copenhagen Cowboy(2022)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Without Remorse(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Too Old to Die Young(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Neon Demon(2016)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Line of Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Serena(2014)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Only God Forgives(2013)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Drive(2011)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Valhalla Rising(2009)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Bronson(2008)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Housewife, 49(2005)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 2009 to 2026.
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, 2012.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice 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 Matthew Newman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 47, detractors 20. 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 Matthew Newman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run 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 Matthew Newman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matthew Newman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolas Winding Refn shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Nicolas Winding RefnShared titles: Her Private Hell (2026), Copenhagen Cowboy (2022), The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011), Valhalla Rising (2009), Bronson (2008)See all 7 shared titles with Nicolas Winding Refn
- Stefano SollimaShared titles: Adagio (2023), Without Remorse (2021), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Stefano Sollima
Writers
- Taylor SheridanShared titles: Without Remorse (2021), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Taylor Sheridan
Actors
- Christina HendricksShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Drive (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Christina Hendricks
- Gordon BrownShared titles: Only God Forgives (2013), Valhalla Rising (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Gordon Brown
- Ryan GoslingShared titles: Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Gosling
Composers and cinematographers
- Cliff MartinezShared titles: Copenhagen Cowboy (2022), The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Cliff Martinez
- Magnus Nordenhof JønckShared titles: Her Private Hell (2026), Copenhagen Cowboy (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
- Peter KyedShared titles: Copenhagen Cowboy (2022), Valhalla Rising (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Kyed
- Peter PeterShared titles: Copenhagen Cowboy (2022), Valhalla Rising (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Peter
Producers
- Lene BørglumShared titles: Her Private Hell (2026), Copenhagen Cowboy (2022), The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Valhalla Rising (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Lene Børglum
- Thor SigurjonssonShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Valhalla Rising (2009), Bronson (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Thor Sigurjonsson
- Matthew ReadShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), The Sinking of the Laconia (2010), Valhalla Rising (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Matthew Read
- Gary Michael WaltersShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Michael Walters
