Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as President of the board. He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023. For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers. Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for Election, Sideways and About Schmidt. In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, Ultra Warrior (1990) and Blackbelt II (1993), and directed the 2017 film Crash Pad.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Editor, also director, producer and actor
- 41 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
What are Kevin Tent's films like?
Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 5 · Wry 3 · Earnest 26
A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 12 · Dark 9
A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3
Gentle 9 · Charged 20 · Intense 7
A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 9
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 13
Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1
Casual 19 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9
Resolved 24 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet19
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical2
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 Kevin Tent's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Parched (2015) · producer, editor · free
- Girl, Interrupted (1999) · editor · free
- Blow (2001) · editor · free
- Frankenhooker (1990) · editor · free
- Shanghai (2010) · editor · free
- Welcome to Me (2014) · editor · free
- Guncrazy (1992) · editor · free
- Basket Case 2 (1990) · editor · free
- I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) · editor · free
- Blackbelt II (1989) · director · free
- Election (1999) · editor · free
- Frankenhooker (1990) · editor · free
- Semper Fi (2019) · editor · free
- Powder Blue (2009) · editor · free
- Friday After Next (2002) · editor · free
- The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) · editor · free
- Guncrazy (1992) · editor · free
- I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) · editor · free
- Howdy, show their 5 titles on Howdy
- Lionsgate+, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- Midnight Pulp, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Screambox, show their 2 titles on Screambox
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Tent'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
46 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Lonely Planet(2024)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Holdovers(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Honey Boy(2019)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Semper Fi(2019)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Otherhood(2019)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Peanut Butter Falcon(2019)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Downsizing(2017)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Crash Pad(2017)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Elvis & Nixon(2016)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Parched(2015)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Welcome to Me(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Nebraska(2013)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Disconnect(2012)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Descendants(2011)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Shanghai(2010)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Hung(2009)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Powder Blue(2009)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Golden Compass(2007)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Mr. Woodcock(2007)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
RV(2006)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Monster-in-Law(2005)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Sideways(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Clearing(2004)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
About Schmidt(2002)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Friday After Next(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Blow(2001)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Girl, Interrupted(1999)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Election(1999)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Since You've Been Gone(1998)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Citizen Ruth(1996)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
One Good Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Homage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Guncrazy(1992)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Guilty As Charged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Frankenhooker(1990)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ultra Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Basket Case 2(1990)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Blackbelt II(1989)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Moontrap(1988)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Not of This Earth(1988)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 44 titles from 1988 to 2024.
Film career
- 1990Screen debut· Sorority House Massacre II
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
2 major nominations and no wins, 2012–2024.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film 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 Kevin Tent's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th16
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 41 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved7
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 55, 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 Kevin Tent's work okay for kids?
Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.
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 Kevin Tent work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kevin Tent's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexander Payne shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Alexander PayneShared titles: The Holdovers (2023), Crash Pad (2017), Downsizing (2017), Nebraska (2013), The Descendants (2011), Sideways (2004), About Schmidt (2002), Election (1999), Citizen Ruth (1996)See all 9 shared titles with Alexander Payne
- Henry Alex RubinShared titles: Semper Fi (2019), Disconnect (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Alex Rubin
- Frank HenenlotterShared titles: Basket Case 2 (1990), Frankenhooker (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Henenlotter
- Jim WynorskiShared titles: Sorority House Massacre II (1990), Not of This Earth (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Wynorski
Writers
- Jim TaylorShared titles: Downsizing (2017), The Descendants (2011), Sideways (2004), About Schmidt (2002), Election (1999), Citizen Ruth (1996)See all 6 shared titles with Jim Taylor
Actors
- Thomas Haden ChurchShared titles: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), Crash Pad (2017), Sideways (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Haden Church
- Laura DernShared titles: Lonely Planet (2024), Citizen Ruth (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Laura Dern
- Paul GiamattiShared titles: The Holdovers (2023), Sideways (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Giamatti
- Bruce DernShared titles: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), Nebraska (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Dern
Composers and cinematographers
- Rolfe KentShared titles: Crash Pad (2017), Downsizing (2017), Sideways (2004), About Schmidt (2002), Election (1999), Citizen Ruth (1996)See all 6 shared titles with Rolfe Kent
- Phedon PapamichaelShared titles: Downsizing (2017), Nebraska (2013), The Descendants (2011), Sideways (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Phedon Papamichael
- James GlennonShared titles: About Schmidt (2002), Election (1999), Citizen Ruth (1996)See all 3 shared titles with James Glennon
- Joe RenzettiShared titles: Slaughter of the Innocents (1993), Basket Case 2 (1990), Frankenhooker (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Renzetti
Producers
- Albert BergerShared titles: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), Nebraska (2013), Election (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Albert Berger
- Ron YerxaShared titles: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), Nebraska (2013), Election (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Ron Yerxa
- Jim BurkeShared titles: Downsizing (2017), The Descendants (2011), Election (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Jim Burke
- William HorbergShared titles: Crash Pad (2017), Parched (2015), Disconnect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with William Horberg
Mixed roles
- Mike ElliottShared titles: Sorority House Massacre II (1990), Blackbelt II (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Elliott
