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Nicolas Gaster

Nicolas Gaster

Editor · Born May 23, 1946 (80) · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Nicolas Gaster was born on 23 May 1946 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He is an editor, known for 1984 (1984), Moon (2009) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 23, 1946 (80)
From
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Works as
Editor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 51 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 14% in 30 days

What are Nicolas Gaster's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
25%
Bonds
25%
Survival
15%
Morality
14%
Society
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 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 6 · Serious 7 · Dark 16

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

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 10 · Intense 13

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 6

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 9 · Heavy 15

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
18
Contemplative
10
Dread
8
Hopeful
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Nicolas Gaster's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicolas Gaster'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

51 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Catching Dust(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hamlet(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Truth Serum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Chasing Wonders(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Great(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Editor

  • The Birdcatcher(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Happy Prince(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Exception(2016)

    Editor · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Liberation of Skopje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • A Little Chaos(2014)

    Editor · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Woman(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Coriolanus(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Oka!(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Rileys(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Moon(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Venus(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ex Memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Brothers of the Head(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Opal Dream(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Forbidden Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Love + Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • Mirrormask(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Enduring Love(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Six Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • The Mother(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Tragedy of Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor · as Priest

  • Dust(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kin(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Passion in the Desert(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Ogre(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • All Men Are Mortal(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Before the Rain(1994)

    Editor · Second Unit

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Is That All There Is? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • Just Like a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Mahabharata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

  • The Mahabharata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • A World Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • The Whales of August(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Riders to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • Heavenly Pursuits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Sound Editor

  • Death Wish 3(1985)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Slayground(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Xtro(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    ADR Editor

  • The Odd Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Sound Editor

  • The Glitterball(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1977 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Moon (2009)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 48: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleEditing44 of 48: 40 only editing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew7 of 48: 4 only other crew, 3 with another role

48 titles, 4 with more than one role — editing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew2010s11 · 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.

How do Nicolas Gaster's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · editor

Kin (2000)

78th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Moon (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 27. 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 Nicolas Gaster's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles23–86 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles24–68 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles29–75 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles11–49 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles27–66 · median 45 · 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 Nicolas Gaster work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicolas Gaster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Michell shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers