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Sim Evan-Jones

Editor · USA

Sim worked for Stephen Spielberg's Amblimation in London during the early nineties. In 1995 he moved to Los Angeles as one of the first employees of DreamWorks Animation, working on the Prince of Egypt and then cutting the Oscar winning Shrek and Shrek 2 for director Andrew Adamson, as well as helping out on Madagascar. Sim continued working with Adamson at Disney in New Zealand, editing The Chronicles of Narnia; the Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and returned to the UK in 2007 to cut the The Chronicles of Narnia; Prince Caspian. Sim went on to edit Hippy, Hippy, Shake for Beeban Kidron and Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang for Susanna White, both at Working Title. He spent some time in New Zealand, again with Andrew Adamson, cutting Cirque du Soleil's World’s Away 3D, shot in Las Vegas, and MrPip, starring Hugh Laurie, shot in Papua New Guinea. Sim was consultant editor on the 3D effects movie Pompeii, and the animated movies Free Birds and Book of Life for Dallas' RealFX. In 2014 Sim joined the Aardman Animations team in Bristol, for Oscar nominated, Shaun the Sheep the Movie. He then worked with the amazing Nick Park, editing his 2018 release Early Man. After that came Shaun the Sheep; Farmageddon which was also Oscar nominated. In 2020 Sim moved back to London to help on Locksmith’s Ron’s Gone Wrong and is currently heading up editing on their Richard Curtis written, Simon Otto directed That Christmas, due out on Netflix Christmas 2024.

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USA
Works as
Editor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Sim Evan-Jones' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Society
21%
Self
19%
Ideas
6%
Morality
5%
Power
4%
Survival
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Hopeful
7
Tense
3
Thrilling
5
Warm
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet4

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 Sim Evan-Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sim Evan-Jones' 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

19 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1993 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Shrek 2 (2004)

$933M worldwide

Highest rated

Shrek (2001)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleEditing17 of 18: 16 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · 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 Sim Evan-Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

First (2012)

64th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Shrek (2001)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 38. 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 Sim Evan-Jones' work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles12–57 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles7–34 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles3–33 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles1–31 · median 9 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles24–58 · median 29 · mildnear 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 Sim Evan-Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sim Evan-Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Adamson shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers