Tim Squyres

Editor · Born March 29, 1959 (67) · Wenonah, New Jersey, USA

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Timothy S. Squyres is an American film editor with about 30 film credits. Squires has had an extended collaboration with the Taiwanese director Ang Lee. His latest collaboration with Jonathan Demme on the film A Master Builder opened in New York during June 2014 and was based on the 19th-century play by Henrik Ibsen. Squires was born in Wenonah, New Jersey. He is the brother of Steve Squyres, a retired professor of astronomy at Cornell University and chief scientist at Blue Origin. Both brothers attended Cornell after attending Gateway Regional High School in New Jersey. Squyres has edited all of Ang Lee's films except for Brokeback Mountain, including The Wedding Banquet (1993), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Ride with the Devil (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), The Hire: Chosen (2001), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Taking Woodstock (2009), and Life of Pi (2012). Squyres served as editor of Angelina Jolie's adaptation of Unbroken, released on December 25, 2014. Squyres' work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award, among other awards. His work on Gosford Park (directed by Robert Altman—2001) was also nominated for an Eddie. In 2012, he was also nominated for the Academy Award for Life of Pi. Squires has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. Squyres is a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Squyres, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are Tim Squyres' films like?

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

Genres

Drama10 titles72^nd

Action4 titles38^th

Comedy4 titles92^nd

Biography2 titles77^th

Documentary2 titles74^th

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

23%

Self

22%

Morality

19%

Power

15%

Survival

9%

Ideas

6%

Society

6%

Family bonds8 Identity7 Romantic love5 Corruption3 Survival3 Betrayal3 Redemption3 Coming of age2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 24

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 14 · Intense 9

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 7

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 14

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

16

Melancholic

13

Contemplative

12

Romantic

6

Bittersweet

9

Other

16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 Bittersweet11 Hopeful7 Haunting4 Infuriating3 Unsettling3

How their films end · 8 with a twist

Happy4
Bittersweet11
Tragic1
Ambiguous6
Cyclical1
Other1

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 Tim Squyres' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Howdy2 titles, show their 2 titles on Howdy
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax

Subscription and free streaming for Tim Squyres' 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

33 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice(2026)
Editor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Deep Water(2022)
Editor
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
this body is so impermanent… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Editor
Gemini Man(2019)
Editor
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Red Sea Diving Resort(2019)
Editor
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk(2016)
Editor
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Actor
Unbroken(2014)
Editor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
A Master Builder(2013)
Editor
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Winter's Tale(2014)
Editor
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Armstrong Lie(2013)
Editor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Life of Pi(2012)
Editor
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Taking Woodstock(2009)
Editor
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Rachel Getting Married(2008)
Editor
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Inner Life of Martin Frost(2007)
Editor
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Lust, Caution(2007)
Editor
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Syriana(2005)
Editor
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Medium(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director · Editor
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Hulk(2003)
Editor
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Gosford Park(2001)
Editor
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Chosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Editor
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Editor
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Ride with the Devil(1999)
Editor
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Lulu on the Bridge(1998)
Editor
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Ice Storm(1997)
Editor
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Remember WENN(1996)
Show 1 episode · Editor
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Sense and Sensibility(1995)
Editor
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Eat Drink Man Woman(1994)
Editor
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Wedding Banquet(1993)
Editor
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Pushing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Editor
Dogfight(1991)
Assistant Editor
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Trump: What's the Deal?(1991)
Editor
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Eight Men Out(1988)
Assistant Editor
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1988 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Life of Pi (2012)

$609M worldwide

Highest rated

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Midcredits 98^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 32Directing1 of 32Editing29 of 32 · 72^ndOther crew2 of 32

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s3 · 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

5 major nominations and no wins, 2001–2013.

2013
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
2001
- Oscar, nominated · Best Film Editing
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing

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 Tim Squyres' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72^nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

69^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

95^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

75^th and up14
50^th to 74^th8
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved7
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser14
Broadly Agreed3
Mixed4

Most divisive · editor

Trump: What's the Deal? (1991)

87^th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Midcredits 98^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 26. 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 Tim Squyres' work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore18 titles6–80 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity19 titles10–68 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity16 titles12–71 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs16 titles7–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense16 titles14–73 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all films

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.