The Editor

The Editor

He'll leave you on the cutting room floor!

Directed by Matthew Kennedy, Adam Brooks

Produced by Astron-6 Video International, Téléfilm Canada

201495 min5.6 / 10

A gleefully irreverent spoof of 1970s Italian giallo films that mines horror tropes and film-industry absurdity for comedic effect while maintaining genuine suspense and stylistic pastiche.

A one-time (and now one-handed) master film editor toiling in the cinematic sweatshops of 1970s Italy becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Editor violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Does The Editor end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Editor scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Editor sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is The Editor easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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