---
name: "Brent White"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brent-white"
fi1m_id: "brent-white"
imdb_id: "nm0924544"
tmdb_id: 41079
wikidata_id: "Q4961590"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-25T04:12:37.228882+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brent White

## Identity

Brent White

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brent-white
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brent-white
- **IMDb ID:** nm0924544
- **TMDB ID:** 41079
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4961590
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_White, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4961590, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924544/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41079

Editor. Born 1 January 1950 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, United States
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Judd Apatow](https://film.one/person/judd-apatow.md), [Adam McKay](https://film.one/person/adam-mckay.md), [Paul Feig](https://film.one/person/paul-feig.md), [Paul Rudd](https://film.one/person/paul-rudd.md), [Steve Carell](https://film.one/person/steve-carell.md), [Will Ferrell](https://film.one/person/will-ferrell.md), [Christina Applegate](https://film.one/person/christina-applegate.md), [David Koechner](https://film.one/person/david-koechner.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (3), 2010s 68 (3), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 70 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Mystery 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,178m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_White, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4961590, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924544/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41079

## Coming up

- *Focker-in-Law* (2026-11-25), Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy*](https://film.one/film/anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy.md) (78), [*The Housemaid*](https://film.one/film/the-housemaid.md) (66), [*Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues*](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md) (58)
- **Disney+:** [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78), [*No Hard Feelings*](https://film.one/film/no-hard-feelings.md) (61)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Booksmart*](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md) (81)
- **AMC+:** [*The 40 Year-Old Virgin*](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md) (79)
- **Netflix:** [*Ghostbusters*](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-2016.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Brent White is an American film editor. He received a bachelor's degree in film production from Brigham Young University in 1983 and has worked on feature films since 1993.

White is known for his work on comedy films, including *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), *Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy* (2004), *Knocked Up* (2007), *The Other Guys* (2010), *The Heat* (2013), *Spy* (2015), *Ghostbusters* (2016), *A Simple Favor* (2018) and *No Hard Feelings* (2023). He has frequently collaborated with directors Judd Apatow, Adam McKay and Paul Feig.

His credits also include *Matilda* (1996) and *The Housemaid* (2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Housemaid* (2025), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-housemaid.md)
- *No Hard Feelings* (2023), Fi1m 61, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/no-hard-feelings.md)
- *Booksmart* (2019), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *Ghostbusters* (2016), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-2016.md)
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md)
- *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md)
- *Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy* (2004), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Focker-in-Law* (2026), Editor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)
- *The Housemaid* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-housemaid.md)
- *Another Simple Favor* (2025), Editor
- *Jackpot!* (2024), Editor
- *No Hard Feelings* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/no-hard-feelings.md)
- *The School for Good and Evil* (2022), Editor
- *Love Life* (2020), series, Editor
- *Last Christmas* (2019), Editor
- *Booksmart* (2019), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *Late Night* (2019), Thanks
- *A Simple Favor* (2018), Editor
- *Ghostbusters* (2016), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-2016.md)
- *Spy* (2015), Editor
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md)
- *The Heat* (2013), Editor
- *This Is 40* (2012), Editor
- *Arthur* (2011), Editor
- *The Other Guys* (2010), Editor
- *She's Out of My League* (2010), as Additional Editing
- *Funny People* (2009), Editor
- *Step Brothers* (2008), as Therapy Patient · Editor
- *Knocked Up* (2007), Editor
- *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006), Editor
- *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md)
- *Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie* (2004), Editor
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy* (2004), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy.md)
- *The Slaughter Rule* (2002), Editor
- *Panic* (2000), Editor
- *Wildflowers* (2000), Editor
- *Mr. Murder* (1998), Editor
- *The Patron Saint of Liars* (1998), Editor
- *Critical Choices* (1996), Editor
- *Matilda* (1996), Editor
- *And the Band Played On* (1993), Additional Editor
- *Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde* (1993), Editor
- *A River Runs Through It* (1992), Additional Editor
- *Virgin High* (1991), Assistant Editor
- *You Don't Have to Die* (1988), Assistant Editor

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