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Nancy Richardson

Nancy Richardson

Editor

Primetime Emmy nominee

Nancy Richardson's credits include Stand and Deliver, To Sleep with Anger, Selena, Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, Twilight, Step Up, and Fighting with my Family. She has served as a Creative Advisor for the Sundance Directors Lab several times. She has also been a professor at UCLA's Department of Film, Television and Digital Media for 20 years.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Editor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Nancy Richardson's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: 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
Bonds
33%
Self
32%
Morality
13%
Society
11%
Power
8%
Survival
4%
Ideas
0%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 13 · Serious 12 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 18 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 14 · 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 16 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 19 · 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 16 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Hopeful
14
Melancholic
12
Romantic
9
Joyful
7
Other
34

How their films linger

Hopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Nancy Richardson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nancy Richardson'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

60 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page.

  • Masters of the Universe(2026)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Merv(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Lilly(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • I Don't Understand You(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Luckiest Girl Alive(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • No Law, No Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks

  • Chaos Walking(2021)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Love and Monsters(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Sun Is Also a Star(2019)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fighting with My Family(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 2:22(2017)

    Editorial Consultant

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Everything, Everything(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Family Man(2016)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Me Before You(2016)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Love the Coopers(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Divergent(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Carrie(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Warm Bodies(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Vow(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Red Riding Hood(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Kids Are All Right(2010)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Last Song(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Twilight(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Replacement Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks

  • Surfer, Dude(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • American Violet(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Jack N Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks

  • Step Up(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lords of Dogtown(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Thirteen(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gotta Kick It Up!(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • When Billie Beat Bobby(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hendrix(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Annihilation of Fish(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Down in the Delta(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Why Do Fools Fall in Love(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Selena(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Homecoming(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • White Man's Burden(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • My Family(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Angels in the Outfield(1994)

    Foley Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tombstone(1993)

    Foley Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Paint Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • Money for Nothing(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • American Heart(1992)

    Foley Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Roadside Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • Driving Me Crazy(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • To Sleep with Anger(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Navy Seals(1990)

    Foley Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Stand and Deliver(1988)

    Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Made in U.S.A.(1987)

    Foley Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Good to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Music Editor

  • Welcome to 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Foley Editor · Foley Supervisor

  • Space Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Foley Editor

  • Scarred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Sound Recordist

  • Repo Man(1984)

    as Tennis Player

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1980 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

$699M worldwide

Highest rated

Stand and Deliver (1988)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Twilight (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 60: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 60: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleEditing41 of 60: 39 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew19 of 60: 18 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1980s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew1990s16 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s8 · 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 2001, Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

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 Nancy Richardson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · editor

Twilight (2008)

78th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Stand and Deliver (1988)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 33. 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 Nancy Richardson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles24–72 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles19–51 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles25–61 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles12–41 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles17–69 · median 47 · 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 Nancy Richardson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nancy Richardson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Catherine Hardwicke shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles