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Sheldon Kahn

Sheldon Kahn

Editor and producer · Born March 1, 1940 (86)

Sheldon F. Kahn is an American film editor and producer. He was jointly awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, with Lynzee Klingman and Richard Chew, for their work on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1940 (86)
Works as
Editor and producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Sheldon Kahn's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
40%
Self
24%
Morality
10%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Survival
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 27 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 17 · Charged 14 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 5

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 20

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 26 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Tense
13
Warm
14
Absurd
11
Hopeful
12
Other
39

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2

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 Sheldon Kahn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sheldon Kahn'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

39 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • Draft Day(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hotel for Dogs(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • My Super Ex-Girlfriend(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Be Cool(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • I'll Be There(2003)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Evolution(2001)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Proof of Life(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Road Trip(2000)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Six Days Seven Nights(1998)

    Co-Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fathers' Day(1997)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Space Jam(1996)

    Co-Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Junior(1994)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Beethoven's 2nd(1993)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dave(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Beethoven(1992)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Talker(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Kindergarten Cop(1990)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters II(1989)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Casual Sex?(1988)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Big Shots(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • La Bamba(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Legal Eagles(1986)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Out of Africa(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Unfaithfully Yours(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Goodbye(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Absence of Malice(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Private Benjamin(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Electric Horseman(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bloodbrothers(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • An Enemy of the People(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Same Time, Next Year(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Circle Street of Children(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Mikey and Nicky(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella Liberty(1973)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1973 to 2014.

Biggest box office

Out of Africa (1985)

$228M worldwide

Highest rated

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Hotel for Dogs (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing11 of 36: 0 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thEditing35 of 36: 24 only editing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

36 titles, 11 with more than one role — editing and producing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1970s7 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s1 · 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 Sheldon Kahn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 36 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 36

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

A Circle Street of Children (1977)

65th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 32. 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 Sheldon Kahn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles13–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles19–50 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles22–72 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles22–56 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles12–55 · median 32 · 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 Sheldon Kahn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sheldon Kahn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ivan Reitman shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers