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Jason Ballantine

Editor · Australia

Jason Ballantine (born 1970) is an Australian film editor. He was the president of the Australian Screen Editors Guild from 2010 to 2013. He was nominated in the category of Best Editing in the 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards for his work on Wolf Creek. In 2019, he was inducted as a member of the American Cinema Editors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Ballantine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From
Australia
Works as
Editor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Jason Ballantine's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
38%
Morality
26%
Bonds
25%
Self
9%
Power
1%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 2 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 13

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
10
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
5
Romantic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jason Ballantine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Ballantine'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, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Quiet Place Part III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Editor

  • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ballerina(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Crow(2024)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Worlds Collide: Making 'The Flash'(2023)

    Thanks · as Self - Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Flash(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The King's Man(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Guilty(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • How It Ends(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • It(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Spectral(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Ride(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Great Gatsby(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wish You Were Here(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Needle(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Uninhabited(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    First Assistant Director · as subpoena cop

  • Radio Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Australia(2008)

    Digital Intermediate

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Prom Night(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Rogue(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Happy Feet(2006)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Caterpillar Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Wolf Creek(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(2005)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Postcard Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Assistant Editor

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)

    Location Assistant

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible II(2000)

    Visual Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dark City(1998)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Still Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Assistant Editor

  • Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Assistant Editor

  • The Battlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

It (2017)

$720M worldwide

Highest rated

It (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Ballerina (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleEditing20 of 32: 20 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew12 of 32: 11 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew2010s8 · crew2020s7 · 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 Jason Ballantine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Worlds Collide: Making 'The Flash' (2023)

75th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

It (2017)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 30. 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 Jason Ballantine's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 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 titles41–90 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles10–46 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles39–87 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles12–60 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles38–88 · median 62 · 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 Jason Ballantine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Ballantine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Jarratt shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers