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Jim May

Editor

Works as
Editor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
9
Dread
7
Hopeful
4
Joyful
2
Other
9

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • 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).

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.

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1991 to 2023.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 27: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleEditing23 of 27: 22 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew4 of 27: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s12 · crew2020s4 · 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 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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles49–95 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles18–72 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles29–90 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles7–57 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles43–81 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 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

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles