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Zene Baker

Zene Baker

Editor, also writer · USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Zene Baker (/ˈziːn/ ZEEN) is an American film editor. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Baker is a 1998 graduate of The North Carolina School of the Arts, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film editing. Baker is best known as the editor of Seth Rogen's films Observe and Report, 50/50, This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. In addition, Baker was also an editor on WandaVision, Thor: Ragnarok, and edited Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. United Talent Agency represents him. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zene Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
USA
Works as
Editor, also writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Zene Baker's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th 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
Self
36%
Bonds
26%
Morality
14%
Survival
11%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 7 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 11 · 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 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Absurd
8
Melancholic
7
Bittersweet
5
Joyful
5
Other
23

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Zene Baker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zene Baker'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

39 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • You, Me & Tuscany(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Renfield(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • She Hulk: Attorney at Law(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Peacemaker(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • WandaVision(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Men in Black: International(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Alma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Thanks

  • I Feel Pretty(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Thor: Ragnarok(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Snatched(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Night Before(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Interview(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • This Is the End(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Five(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • 50/50(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Observe and Report(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Brief Interviews with Hideous Men(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Molly Hartley(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ping Pong Playa(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Bird(2008)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Foot Fist Way(2006)

    Editor · Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Babysitters(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Greek(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Shanghai Kiss(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dreamland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Deepwater(2005)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Undertow(2004)

    Editor · Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Advantage Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • All the Real Girls(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Rough South of Larry Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Additional Editor

  • Civil Brand(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Model Solution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • Sex Court: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Talk Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • George Washington(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

$855M worldwide

Highest rated

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 38: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleEditing35 of 38: 34 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew3 of 38: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s19 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s5 · 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 2021, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology 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 Zene Baker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

She Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

83rd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 30. 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 Zene Baker's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles25–63 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles24–63 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles40–92 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles30–85 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles31–58 · median 41 · 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 Zene Baker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zene Baker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Orr shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers