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Tom Priestley

Editor, also producer · Died December 25, 2023, aged 91 · London, England, UK

Son of author J.B. Priestley.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1932
Died
December 25, 2023 (aged 91)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 32 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Tom Priestley's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Power
28%
Self
17%
Morality
14%
Society
14%
Bonds
14%
Survival
8%
Ideas
4%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 9

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 15 · 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 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
15
Dread
7
Absurd
5
Contemplative
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Haunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Tom Priestley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Priestley'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

32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cursed(2005)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lord of the Flies(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • White Mischief(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Nanou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • The Kitchen Toto(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dream one(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • 1984(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Another Time, Another Place(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Shocking Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Editor

  • Times Square(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Rockshow(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tess(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Son of Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Supervising Editor

  • Jubilee(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Voyage of the Damned(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • That Lucky Touch(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Pink Panther(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Gatsby(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • O Lucky Man!(1973)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Deliverance(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Leo the Last(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Isadora(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Our Mother's House(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Marat/Sade(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Morgan!(1966)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Skull(1965)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Repulsion(1965)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Father Came Too! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • Unearthly Stranger(1963)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

  • The Boy Who Stole a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1960 to 2005.

Biggest box office

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

Rockshow (1980)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography1 of 28: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing24 of 28: 24 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew3 of 28: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s10 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s7 · crew2000s1 · 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 Tom Priestley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

Dream one (1984)

70th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rockshow (1980)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 21. 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 Tom Priestley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles54–79 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles27–73 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles19–62 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles8–36 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles25–84 · median 72 · intenseheavier 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 Tom Priestley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Priestley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Boorman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers