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Lucian Johnston

Lucian Johnston

Editor · USA

From
USA
Works as
Editor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 15 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Lucian Johnston's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Bonds
22%
Self
17%
Morality
17%
Society
12%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 0 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
3
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Lucian Johnston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lucian Johnston'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, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Eddington(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Janet Planet(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Beau Is Afraid(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Causeway(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Waves(2019)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Midsommar(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Wildlife(2018)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hereditary(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hostiles(2017)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ancient History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

  • Jack of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2017 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Hereditary (2018)

$90M worldwide

Highest rated

Hereditary (2018)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Midsommar (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing10 of 15: 10 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew5 of 15: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score88th

By decade

2010s7 · 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.

How do Lucian Johnston's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed1

Most loved · editor

Hereditary (2018)

Midcredits 90th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 18. 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 Lucian Johnston's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles38–94 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–83 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles31–79 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles39–81 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles34–93 · median 83 · severeheavier than most 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 Lucian Johnston work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lucian Johnston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ari Aster shares the most, 3.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers