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Mark Day

Mark Day

Editor · Born February 22, 1961 (65) · UK

3 BAFTA Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee

Mark Day (born 22 February 1961) is a British film editor. He won two BAFTA Awards for Best Editing for State of Play and Sex Traffic, both directed by David Yates with whom Day also worked with on The Way We Live Now, The Young Visiters and The Girl in the Café; the former two projects gained Day two Royal Television Society award nominations for Best Tape and Film Editing along with two BAFTA nominations and the latter project gained Day a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing. Day also worked with Yates on The Sins and the final four Harry Potter films: Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Day has edited over thirty television films and dramas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Day (film editor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 22, 1961 (65)
From
UK
Works as
Editor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 47 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 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Mark Day's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
32%
Morality
26%
Self
17%
Power
13%
Survival
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Bittersweet
10
Melancholic
11
Romantic
8
Joyful
6
Other
24

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Mark Day's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Day'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

47 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Woman in Cabin 10(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Pain Hustlers(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Made in Italy(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Kin(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Tarzan(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ex Machina(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Big Game(2014)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • About Time(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Company You Keep(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Café(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sex Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • DNA(2004)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Rose and Maloney(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Way We Live Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

  • The Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · Editor

  • Anna Karenina(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Shockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • Split Second (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • The Theory of Flight(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Tale of Sweeney Todd(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Scandal(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Rag Nymph(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Wingless Bird(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Fix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • The Girl(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Tide of Life(1996)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Comfort Farm(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • Suddenly, Last Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • Memento Mori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • A Question of Attribution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Editor

  • Tell Me That You Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Editor

  • Number 27 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • Exiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • Eve and Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • Good Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 1987 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing43 of 44: 43 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew1 of 44: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Awards

3 BAFTA Awards from 7 major nominations, 1987–2006.

WinNomination
  1. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
  2. 2005
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Editing (Fiction/Entertainment)
  3. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Editing (Fiction/Entertainment)
  4. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing (Fiction/Entertainment)
  5. 1993
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film/Video Editor (Fiction)
  6. 1987
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film Sound
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mark Day's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 30 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most loved · editor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 29. 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 Mark Day's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles9–63 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles12–45 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles13–66 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles9–42 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles10–68 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Mark Day work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Day's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Yates shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers