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Ethan Maniquis

Ethan Maniquis

Editor and director · United States

Ethan Maniquis is an American film director and editor. Maniquis co-directed the 2010 film Machete and directed the 2022 film Limonada as well commercials and music videos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethan Maniquis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
United States
Works as
Editor and director
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Ethan Maniquis' films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
25%
Self
22%
Morality
19%
Bonds
14%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 8 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 13

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 8

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 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

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 14 · Full focus 5

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
9
Absurd
10
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
7
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous10

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 Ethan Maniquis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ethan Maniquis' 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, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Citizen Vigilante(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Chum(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Kill Code(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Bull Run(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Run(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Shangri-la (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Like Father Like Son(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • First Shift(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Art of Diversion(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Running on Empty(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bitch Ass(2022)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Asking for It(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Lemonade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Composer · Screenplay

  • Mosquito(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Last Call(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bravas(2020)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • 100 Days to Live(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Row(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Feral(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Lesson In Cruelty(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Tian Lai Meng Xiang(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hands of Stone(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • La Gunguna(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Badger Game(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Una breve historia de amor(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Panic 5 Bravo(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Machete(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Shorts(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • The Other End of the Line(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Planet Terror(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D(2005)

    Associate Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sin City(2005)

    Associate Editor · as Bozo #1

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Secuestro express(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids 3: Game Over(2003)

    Visual Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Absolutely 100% Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Desperado(1995)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Master(1992)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • 12 Dates of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

  • First Shift: Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

  • First Shift: Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 28 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Machete (2010)

$45M worldwide

Highest rated

Planet Terror (2007)

Midcredits 79th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 31: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 31: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 31: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 31: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic1 of 31: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing25 of 31: 24 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thOther crew4 of 31: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

31 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s6 · crew2020s11 · 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 Ethan Maniquis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 34; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · editor

Art of Diversion (2024)

99th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sin City (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 23. 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 Ethan Maniquis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles32–74 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian 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 Ethan Maniquis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ethan Maniquis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luke Daniels shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles