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Martin Nicholson

Editor, also director, producer and writer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Editor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 46 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 43% in 30 days

What are Martin Nicholson's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action 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
29%
Self
26%
Morality
16%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 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 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 10

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

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 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 13 · 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 15 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
16
Hopeful
7
Dread
5
Absurd
4
Other
22

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Martin Nicholson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Martin Nicholson'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

46 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Small Light(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 1883(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Above Suspicion(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Project Blue Book(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Roots(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Marco Polo(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • Horizon(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mary and Martha(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Code(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • John from Cincinnati(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • 10.5: Apocalypse(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Gracie's Choice(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 9 episodes · Editor

  • Three Blind Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Phantom of the Megaplex(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Quints(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Blue Valley Songbird(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Halloweentown(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Tempting Fate(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Five Desperate Hours(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Little Girls in Pretty Boxes(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Rodeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor

  • Two Mothers for Zachary(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Friend's Betrayal(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • It Was Him or Us(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Unspoken Truth(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dad, the Angel & Me(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Without Warning(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Without Consent(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Substitute Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • The Day My Parents Ran Away(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • With a Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • The Big Picture(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • House II: The Second Story(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Top Gun(1986)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Forbidden World(1982)

    Associate Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Zone(1980)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1982 to 2023.

Biggest box office

House II: The Second Story (1987)

$7.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Halloweentown (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 41: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleEditing37 of 41: 37 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew3 of 41: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s18 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2019, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie.

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 Martin Nicholson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
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

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · editor

It Was Him or Us (1995)

82nd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 28. 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 Martin Nicholson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles8–56 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 40 · 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 Martin Nicholson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martin Nicholson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Werner shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers