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Barney Pilling

Barney Pilling

Editor

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Barney Pilling is a British television and film editor. Some of Pilling's TV projects include Spooks, Life on Mars, No Angels, Hotel Babylon and As If. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel. His past film projects include Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, An Education, Never Let Me Go, and One Day. He grew up in North Manchester and worked as a DJ before moving into editing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barney Pilling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Editor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Barney Pilling's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Short4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: browse their Short movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Self
30%
Survival
21%
Bonds
20%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Morality
6%
Ideas
3%
Purpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · 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 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

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 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Hopeful
9
Warm
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Barney Pilling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barney Pilling'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, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Panic Carefully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Editor

  • Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Phoenician Scheme(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Poison(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Rat Catcher(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Swan(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Asteroid City(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The House(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The One and Only Ivan(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The White Crow(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Annihilation(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mum(2016)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Suffragette(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Nosferatu in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • A Long Way Down(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Asthma(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Quartet(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • One Day(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Never Let Me Go(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Outcasts(2010)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • An Education(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tsunami: The Aftermath(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Life on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

$175M worldwide

Highest rated

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing28 of 29: 28 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew1 of 29: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s11 · 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

4 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2015.

  1. 2015
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
  2. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing Fiction/Entertainment
  3. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing (Fiction/Entertainment)

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 Barney Pilling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

Outcasts (2010)

54th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 32. 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 Barney Pilling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles6–60 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles5–56 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles5–64 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles7–44 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles15–68 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Barney Pilling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barney Pilling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Anderson shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers