---
name: "James Haygood"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-haygood"
fi1m_id: "james-haygood"
imdb_id: "nm0371307"
tmdb_id: 7480
wikidata_id: "Q16225548"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T19:11:47.552094+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."
---

# James Haygood

## Identity

James Haygood

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-haygood
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-haygood
- **IMDb ID:** nm0371307
- **TMDB ID:** 7480
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16225548
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Haygood, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16225548, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371307/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7480

Editor. Born 1 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000
- **Active:** 1997–2018
- **Frequently works with:** [Ceán Chaffin](https://film.one/person/cean-chaffin.md), [David Fincher](https://film.one/person/david-fincher.md), [Helena Bonham Carter](https://film.one/person/helena-bonham-carter.md), [Jared Leto](https://film.one/person/jared-leto.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 76 (2), 2010s 63 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 66 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Adventure 4, Thriller 3, Action 2, Crime 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,182m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Haygood, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16225548, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371307/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7480

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Where the Wild Things Are*](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*TRON: Legacy*](https://film.one/film/tron-legacy.md) (60)

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

## Biography

James Haygood is a film editor. He began editing in the mid-1980s, partnering with music-video director David Fincher on numerous projects, including Madonna's "Vogue" and the Rolling Stones' "Love Is Strong". He also worked on television commercials before moving into feature films.

Haygood edited several films directed by Fincher, including *The Game* (1997), *Fight Club* (1999) and *Panic Room* (2002). His other credits include *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), *TRON: Legacy* (2010) and *The Lone Ranger* (2013). He has also served as additional editor, editorial consultant or supervising editor on projects such as *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* (2004) and various documentaries and series.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Arctic* (2018), Fi1m 75, Editorial Consultant — [page](https://film.one/film/arctic.md)
- *The Lone Ranger* (2013), Fi1m 55, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lone-ranger.md)
- *TRON: Legacy* (2010), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/tron-legacy.md)
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)
- *Panic Room* (2002), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/panic-room.md)
- *Fight Club* (1999), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/fight-club.md)
- *The Game* (1997), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel* (2026), Consulting Editor
- *Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss* (2025), Editor
- *While We Watched* (2023), Consulting Editor
- *House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths* (2021), series, Supervising Editor
- *Dirty Tricks* (2021), Supervising Editor
- *Shawn Mendes: In Wonder* (2020), Producer
- *Arctic* (2018), Editorial Consultant — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/arctic.md)
- *The Lone Ranger* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lone-ranger.md)
- *TRON: Legacy* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/tron-legacy.md)
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)
- *The Astronaut Farmer* (2007), Editor
- *The Alibi* (2006), Editor
- *Unscripted* (2005), series, Editor
- *Panic Room* (2002), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/panic-room.md)
- *Fight Club* (1999), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/fight-club.md)
- *The Game* (1997), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)

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