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Brett W. Bachman

Brett W. Bachman

Editor and producer · USA

Brett W. Bachman is a film editor best known for his work in independent genre cinema. His films have premiered at renowned international film festivals, such as Sundance, Cannes, TIFF, and SXSW. He is most well known for editing Mandy, starring Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough. Directed by Panos Cosmatos, the film made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It would later win the Saturn Award for Best Independent Film. He has a long-running collaboration with the producers at SpectreVision, collaborating on nine of their partner's feature films, several as an Associate Producer. Recently, this includes the 2019 feature film adaptation of H.P Lovecraft's Color Out of Space. In 2020, his third film with Nicolas Cage, Pig, was acquired for US domestic release by Neon. Bachman found his love for editing while still in high school, directing a series of feature-length documentaries. At twenty-two years old, he was one of the youngest members of his AFI Conservatory class. Beyond focusing on feature films, he also works on commercials for brands and artists such as Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Taco Bell, Under Armour, Staples, BioFreeze, and Mercedes-Benz. He is a member of IATSE Local 700 and is represented by UTA. He lives in Los Angeles.

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From
USA
Works as
Editor and producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 36% in 30 days

What are Brett W. Bachman's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
40%
Self
21%
Bonds
17%
Morality
12%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Power
3%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 17

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 15

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 6

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 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 6

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 18 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
11
Melancholic
8
Absurd
7
Contemplative
6
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Brett W. Bachman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brett W. Bachman'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

33 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Carrie(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Godmother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Kill Me(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lone Samurai(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Shelby Oaks(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Trap(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Toxic Avenger(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Heart Eyes(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Companion(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the House of Usher(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Next Exit(2022)

    Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/94(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pig(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Werewolves Within(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Vigil(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss(2018)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • I Blame Society(2020)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Color Out of Space(2019)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Daniel Isn't Real(2019)

    Co-Executive Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Dunes(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Zana(2019)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Party's Just Beginning(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mandy(2018)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lowlife(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bitch(2017)

    Co-Executive Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dirty 30(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Max Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Camino(2015)

    Co-Executive Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Outfield(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cooties(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • McCanick(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Raze(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Tumbling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Companion (2025)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

Zana (2019)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Companion (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing5 of 33: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleEditing32 of 33: 28 only editing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score38th

33 titles, 4 with more than one role — editing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s15 · crew2020s18 · 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 Brett W. Bachman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · editor

The Outfield (2015)

98th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Carrie (2026)

Midcredits 92nd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 51, 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 Brett W. Bachman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles45–92 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles15–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles66–86 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles33–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles55–89 · median 74 · intenseheavier 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 Brett W. Bachman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brett W. Bachman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh C. Waller shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers