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Cam McLauchlin

Cam McLauchlin

Editor · Born March 3, 1978 (48) · Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Cam McLauchlin was born on 3 March 1978 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Cam is an editor, known for The Shape of Water (2017), The Girlfriend Experience (2016) and Nightmare Alley (2021).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 3, 1978 (48)
From
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Editor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Cam McLauchlin's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Survival
19%
Bonds
18%
Society
13%
Power
11%
Morality
5%
Ideas
3%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Cam McLauchlin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cam McLauchlin'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

27 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Showgirl(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare Alley(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Warning(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Silencing(2020)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Disappearance at Clifton Hill(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Kindness of Strangers(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Romance Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Teen Spirit(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Shape of Water(2017)

    Associate Editor · Music Editor · Title Designer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Boys On Film 16: Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor · Producer

  • The Void(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • PYOTR495 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor · Producer

  • Crimson Peak(2015)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Wolves(2014)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Carrie(2013)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Rim(2013)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Samaritan(2012)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Thing(2011)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Shrine(2010)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Survival of the Dead(2009)

    Digital Intermediate

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Choke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day(2009)

    Digital Intermediate Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Alone at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Nightmare Alley (2021)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing2 of 27: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing16 of 27: 14 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew11 of 27: 11 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s8 · 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.

How do Cam McLauchlin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Warning (2021)

85th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 24. 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 Cam McLauchlin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles12–87 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles14–57 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles30–72 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles29–63 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles22–78 · median 40 · 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 Cam McLauchlin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cam McLauchlin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giancarlo Esposito shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers