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Ali Aga

Editor · Born June 7, 1983 (43)

Film Editor. Born in 1983, Aga is a film editor of feature films, documentaries, short films, commercials & art videos. Fellow of Berlinale Talents of 2017, his films have been screened and awarded at Berlinale, Toronto, Locarno, BFI London, Moscow, Tokyo, Roma, IDFA, MoMA, Sarajevo film festivals' competitions. He also teaches editing at BAU University Istanbul. He holds dual Turkish and EU citizenship

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 7, 1983 (43)
Works as
Editor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Ali Aga's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Survival
20%
Society
19%
Bonds
18%
Power
8%
Morality
3%
Ideas
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 4 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
5
Dread
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Ali Aga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Ali Aga'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

38 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • To Love, to Lose(2026)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • İdea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Bir Ömrün Sonbaharı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Supervising Editor

  • Istanbul Trilogy: Meze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Istanbul Trilogy: Muhabbet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Istanbul Trilogy: Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Minus One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Co-Producer · Editor

  • A Round of Applause(2024)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Asaf(2024)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Chokehold(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Gorgeous(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Kerr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Wild Abandon(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Together, We Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Pure White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Fatma(2021)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Ethos(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • You Know Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Belonging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

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

    Editor

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

    Editor

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

    Show 22 episodes · Editor

  • Sulukule Mon Amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • Cold of Kalandar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Young Wrestlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Baglar(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dust Cloth(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Too Far(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Eksik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Why Can't I Be Tarkovsky? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Bilge and Her Apprentice: Diary of an Assistant Director (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Saroyanland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • I Am Not Him(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Eye Am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Swing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor · Sound

  • Present Tense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 2012 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Don't Look Too Far (2015)

$348K worldwide

Highest rated

Ethos (2020)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing33 of 33: 31 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew1 of 33: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s19 · crew2020s14 · 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 Ali Aga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Baglar (2016)

77th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Ethos (2020)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 38, 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.

Who does Ali Aga work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ali Aga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Berkun Oya shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers