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Myron Kerstein

Myron Kerstein

Editor, also producer · Born August 15, 1970 (56) · Oceanside, California, USA

Oscar nominee

Myron I. Kerstein (born August 15, 1970) is an American film editor, best known for his collaborations with director Jon M. Chu on Wicked (2024), Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and In the Heights (2021). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Film Editing for Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 15, 1970 (56)
From
Oceanside, California, USA
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 42 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 30% in 30 days

What are Myron Kerstein's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th 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
Self
40%
Bonds
28%
Society
16%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Morality
4%
Survival
2%
Purpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 8 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
14
Joyful
7
Tense
9
Absurd
8
Warm
7
Other
30

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet14
  • 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 Myron Kerstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Myron Kerstein'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

42 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wicked: For Good(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Wicked(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Spirited(2022)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • tick, tick... BOOM!(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • In the Heights(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The House of Tomorrow(2017)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Going in Style(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Join the Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • The Adderall Diaries(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Wish I Was Here(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Paradise(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The English Teacher(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • LOL(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Glee: The 3D Concert Movie(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Peep World(2010)

    Editorial Consultant

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Fame(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Promotion(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Great Buck Howard(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Chapter 27(2007)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Eagle vs Shark(2007)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • American Dreamz(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Dukes of Hazzard(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • In Good Company(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Garden State(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Chrystal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Camp(2003)

    Editor · Title Designer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Raising Victor Vargas(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Time of Money(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch(2001)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spring Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Assistant Editor

  • The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Black & White(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Velvet Goldmine(1998)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • First Love, Last Rites(1997)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Office Killer(1997)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Daytrippers(1996)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • MONSTERS: The Making of LOVE GOD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Alkali, Iowa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Production Assistant

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Wicked (2024)

$764M worldwide

Highest rated

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Wicked (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 41: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing32 of 41: 31 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew9 of 41: 8 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s12 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
  2. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing

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 Myron Kerstein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · editor

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)

91st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 25. 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 Myron Kerstein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles5–61 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles26–58 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles10–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles26–50 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles12–41 · median 20 · mildlighter 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 Myron Kerstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Myron Kerstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Simonsen shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers