Jim May
- Editor
- 26 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Known for
What are Jim May's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 11
Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 8
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
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 Jim May's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (7).
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · visual effects assistant editor
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) · editor
- Goosebumps (2015) · editor
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) · editor
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) · additional editing
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) · editor
- G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) · editor
Subscription and free streaming for Jim May'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
28 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

The Legend of Zelda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

Candy Cane Lane(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Ghosted(2023)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Blue Eye Samurai(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Sonic the Hedgehog 2(2022)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Bloodshot(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Love, Death & Robots(2019)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Rampage(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Goosebumps(2015)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Guest(2014)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Non-Stop(2014)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Purge(2013)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
G.I. Joe: Retaliation(2013)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Cowboys & Aliens(2011)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Undocumented (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

The A-Team(2010)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Horsemen(2009)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Hitcher(2007)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Van Helsing(2004)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Kangaroo Jack(2003)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Cookers(2001)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Deep Rising(1998)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1991 to 2023.

Biggest box office
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Highest rated
Blue Eye Samurai (2023)

Most popular right now
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· Deep Rising
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 Jim May's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th15
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 26 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 31. 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 Jim May's work okay for kids?
Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Jim May work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jim May's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Jablonsky shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Dave WilsonShared titles: Bloodshot (2020), Love, Death & Robots (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Dave Wilson

Actors
- Dwayne JohnsonShared titles: Rampage (2018), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Dwayne Johnson

- Liam NeesonShared titles: The A-Team (2010), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Liam Neeson

- Cyia BattenShared titles: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Cookers (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Cyia Batten

Composers and editors
- Steve JablonskyShared titles: Bloodshot (2020), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), The Hitcher (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Steve Jablonsky

- Bob DucsayShared titles: Rampage (2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Van Helsing (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Ducsay

- Roger BartonShared titles: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), The A-Team (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Barton

- Harry Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Gregson-Williams

Producers
- Andrew FormShared titles: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Horsemen (2009), The Hitcher (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew Form

- Brad FullerShared titles: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Horsemen (2009), The Hitcher (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Brad Fuller

- Michael BayShared titles: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Horsemen (2009), The Hitcher (2007), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Bay

- K.C. HodenfieldShared titles: Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)See all 3 shared titles with K.C. Hodenfield

Mixed roles
- Dan MintzShared titles: Bloodshot (2020), Cookers (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Mintz



