---
name: "Doug Abel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/doug-abel"
fi1m_id: "doug-abel"
imdb_id: "nm0003575"
tmdb_id: 65915
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T03:17:56.463146+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."
---

# Doug Abel

## Identity

Doug Abel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/doug-abel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** doug-abel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0003575
- **TMDB ID:** 65915
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003575/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65915

Editor. Born in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Doug Able
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 60 (1), 2020s 77 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Documentary 3, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003575/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65915

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Fog of War*](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md) (84)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Fahrenheit 11/9*](https://film.one/film/fahrenheit-11-9.md) (60)

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

## Biography

Doug Abel is an American film and television editor. A New York native, he is credited as editor on Errol Morris's documentary *The Fog of War* (2003).

His other documentary credits include *Metallica: Some Kind of Monster* (2004), *Fahrenheit 11/9* (2018) and Netflix series *Tiger King* (2020). He has also edited scripted series such as *30 Rock* and *The Sinner*.

*Sources: imdb.com, abeledit.com, nwfdailynews.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...* (2026), Fi1m 77, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/you-had-to-be-there-how-the-toronto-godspell-ignited-the-comedy-revolution.md)
- *Fahrenheit 11/9* (2018), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/fahrenheit-11-9.md)
- *The Fog of War* (2003), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/you-had-to-be-there-how-the-toronto-godspell-ignited-the-comedy-revolution.md)
- *Chimp Crazy* (2024), series, Producer
- *Breaking Myths* (2022), Executive Producer, Editor
- *Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber* (2022), series, Editor
- *Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story* (2021), series, Co-Producer
- *Tiger King* (2020), series, Editor, Co-Producer
- *Fahrenheit 11/9* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/fahrenheit-11-9.md)
- *Eating Animals* (2018), Additional Editor
- *The Sinner* (2017), series, Editor
- *Michael Moore in TrumpLand* (2016), Editor
- *Smash His Camera* (2010), Editor
- *Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)* (2007), Editor
- *Metallica: Some Kind of Monster* (2004), Editor
- *The Fog of War* (2003), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md)
- *Pootie Tang* (2001), Editor
- *Boricua's Bond* (2000), Editor
- *Six Ways to Sunday* (1999), Editor
- *Remember WENN* (1996), series, Editor

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