Dirk Westervelt

Dirk Westervelt has enjoyed repeat collaborations with several filmmakers throughout his career. After working for a time in the camera department, Westervelt moved to the cutting room on the first two features directed by F. Gary Grey (the hit comedy Friday and action/drama Set It Off) as assistant editor and then associate editor. For George Tillman Jr., he began as associate editor on the director's hit comedy/drama Soul Food, then served as editor on the biographical drama Men of Honor, the action/drama Faster, and on Notorious (about the life of the rapper known as Notorious B.I.G.). He served as visual effects editor and temp music editor on Guillermo del Toro's superhero fantasy Hellboy and on his action/thriller Blade II. For writer-director Rick Famuyiwa, he began as additional editor on the coming-of-age tale The Wood and went on to edit Famuyiwa's romantic comedies Brown Sugar and Our Family Wedding, as well as the political thriller Confirmation (for HBO Films). Westervelt also worked as editor on the 3D fantasy adventure Journey to the Center of the Earth, directed by Eric Brevig. In 2014, he edited Jaume Collet-Serra's action/thriller Run All Night, starring Liam Neeson.

What are Dirk Westervelt's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action9 titles66^th

Biography3 titles77^th

Comedy3 titles23^rd

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

36%

Self

26%

Morality

18%

Survival

9%

Society

9%

Power

3%

Family bonds8 Romantic love4 Purpose4 Justice3 Coming of age3 Grief3 Ambition2 Self-worth2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 3

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 6

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

9

Hopeful

7

Melancholic

6

Warm

6

Joyful

4

Other

24

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 Feel-good6 Hopeful7 Fun5 Rousing2 Thought-provoking2

How their films end · 5 with a twist

Happy8
Bittersweet6
Tragic2
Ambiguous2

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 Dirk Westervelt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Dirk Westervelt'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

24 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

Matchbox the Movie(2026)
Editor
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Eenie Meanie(2025)
Editor
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes(2024)
Editor
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2023)
Editor
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Medieval(2022)
Editor
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
They Call Me Magic(2022)
Show 4 episodes · Editor · Producer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Ford v Ferrari(2019)
Editor
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Zombieland: Double Tap(2019)
Editor
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Deadpool 2(2018)
Editor
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Logan(2017)
Editor
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Confirmation(2016)
Editor
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Run All Night(2015)
Editor
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
4 Minute Mile(2014)
Editor
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away(2012)
Editor
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Faster(2010)
Editor
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Our Family Wedding(2010)
Editor
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Notorious(2009)
Editor
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Journey to the Center of the Earth(2008)
Editor
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Omen(2006)
First Assistant Editor
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Brown Sugar(2002)
Editor
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Blade II(2002)
Visual Effects Editor
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Men of Honor(2000)
Editor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
3 Strikes(2000)
Editor
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Friday(1995)
First Assistant Editor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Deadpool 2 (2018)

$786M worldwide

Highest rated

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Midcredits 99^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Editing18 of 21 · 67^thOther crew3 of 21

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s6 · 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 Dirk Westervelt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66^th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

66^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

93^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

75^th and up8
50^th to 74^th8
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved4
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser13
Broadly Agreed3
Mixed3

Most divisive · editor

3 Strikes (2000)

80^th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Midcredits 99^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 31. 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 Dirk Westervelt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore11 titles30–96 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity11 titles11–59 · median 20 · mildlighter than most films

Profanity11 titles26–92 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs11 titles10–71 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most films

Frightening / Intense11 titles43–68 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most 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.