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Gareth C. Scales

Gareth C. Scales

Editor · UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Gareth C. Scales was born in Southport, Merseyside, England, UK. He is known for The Pursuit of Love (2021), After Love (2020) and The Courier (2020).

Biography from TMDB.

From
UK
Works as
Editor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 30 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 26Up 44% in 30 days

What are Gareth C. Scales' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th 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
Bonds
28%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Marriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Romantic
3
Bittersweet
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Gareth C. Scales' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gareth C. Scales' 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

30 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Editor

  • Pillion(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Salt Path(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Role Play(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Shepherd(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Alice, Darling(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • After Love(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Pursuit of Love(2021)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • How to Build a Girl(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Entanglement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Undercover(2016)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Hadwin's Judgement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Liam and Lenka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Spies of Warsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • What Remains(2013)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Nativity(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • This Movie Is Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Cooking With Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Real Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • Jack and Jill vs. the World(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Tracey Fragments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Killing Zelda Sparks(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Everything's Gone Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Run Robot Run!(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cool Money(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Courier (2020)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

After Love (2020)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Salt Path (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing24 of 24: 24 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s9 · 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 BAFTA Award in 2013, Best Editing: Fiction.

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 Gareth C. Scales' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Killing Zelda Sparks (2007)

80th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

After Love (2020)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 25. 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 Gareth C. Scales' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles22–44 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles38–59 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 38 · 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 Gareth C. Scales work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gareth C. Scales' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicholas Tabarrok shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers