Alan Edward Bell is an American film editor. He has edited such films as Little Manhattan, 500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, and Red Sparrow. Bell's mentor when he started working in Hollywood was editor Robert Leighton. Bell served as associate editor on multiple Rob Reiner films, all under Leighton, such as Misery, A Few Good Men, North, and The American President. Bell then graduated to main editor with films such as Reiner's The Story of Us and Alex & Emma and then started a steady stream of work in the mid-2000s, with films including Little Manhattan, Hoot, The Comebacks, 500 Days of Summer, Gulliver's Travels, and Water for Elephants. Bell then reunited with 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb for The Amazing Spider-Man. Bell next edited The Hunger Games: Catching Fire for Water for Elephants director Francis Lawrence and then edited the remainder of the films in The Hunger Games film series, as well as Lawrence's Red Sparrow. In 2022, he worked on the film adaptation of Delia Owens' novel Where the Crawdads Sing, directed by Olivia Newman. Bell is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Edward Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Editor, also producer
- 25 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Alan Edward Bell's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 18
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 7
Grounded 7 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 9
Steady 5 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4
Casual 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic1
- 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 Alan Edward Bell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Misery (1990) · first assistant editor · free
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) · editor · free
- Little Manhattan (2005) · editor · free
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) · editor · free
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) · editor · free
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) · associate editor · free
- Alex & Emma (2003) · editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Alan Edward Bell'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
25 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Where the Crawdads Sing(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Red Sparrow(2018)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Dark Tower(2017)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Amazing Spider-Man(2012)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Water for Elephants(2011)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Gulliver's Travels(2010)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
500 Days of Summer(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Nim's Island(2008)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Comebacks(2007)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Hoot(2006)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Little Manhattan(2005)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Alex & Emma(2003)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Anarchist Cookbook(2002)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Bait(2000)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Story of Us(1999)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The American President(1995)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
A Few Good Men(1992)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Misery(1990)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles from 1990 to 2022.
Biggest box office
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Highest rated
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Most popular right now
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
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 Alan Edward Bell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 55, 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 Alan Edward Bell's work okay for kids?
Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Alan Edward Bell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alan Edward Bell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeffrey Harlacker shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Francis LawrenceShared titles: Red Sparrow (2018), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Water for Elephants (2011)See all 5 shared titles with Francis Lawrence
- Leigh JaniakShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Leigh Janiak
- Marc WebbShared titles: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), 500 Days of Summer (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Webb
- Mark LevinShared titles: Nim's Island (2008), Little Manhattan (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Levin
Writers
- Phil GraziadeiShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Phil Graziadei
- R.L. StineShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with R.L. Stine
- Danny StrongShared titles: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Strong
- Peter CraigShared titles: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Craig
Actors
- Jennifer LawrenceShared titles: Red Sparrow (2018), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Jennifer Lawrence
- Josh HutchersonShared titles: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Little Manhattan (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Josh Hutcherson
- Benjamin Flores Jr.Shared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Benjamin Flores Jr.
- Kiana MadeiraShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Kiana Madeira
Composers and cinematographers
- James Newton HowardShared titles: Red Sparrow (2018), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Water for Elephants (2011)See all 5 shared titles with James Newton Howard
- Jo WillemsShared titles: Red Sparrow (2018), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Jo Willems
- Caleb HeymannShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Caleb Heymann
- Marco BeltramiShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Marco Beltrami
Producers
- Jeffrey HarlackerShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Red Sparrow (2018), The Comebacks (2007), Little Manhattan (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Jeffrey Harlacker
- David ReadyShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Red Sparrow (2018)See all 4 shared titles with David Ready
- Jenno ToppingShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Red Sparrow (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Jenno Topping
- Peter CherninShared titles: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Red Sparrow (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Chernin
Mixed roles
- Reese WitherspoonShared titles: Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), Water for Elephants (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Reese Witherspoon
- Adam ScheinmanShared titles: Alex & Emma (2003), Bait (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Scheinman