---
name: "James Thomas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-thomas"
fi1m_id: "james-thomas"
imdb_id: "nm1162777"
tmdb_id: 1468801
wikidata_id: "Q24809387"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-23T04:08:50.392039+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 Thomas

## Identity

James Thomas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-thomas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-thomas
- **IMDb ID:** nm1162777
- **TMDB ID:** 1468801
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24809387
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24809387, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1162777/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1468801

Editor. Born in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** James M. Thomas
- **Frequently works with:** [Anthony Hines](https://film.one/person/anthony-hines.md), [Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/person/sacha-baron-cohen.md), [Dan Mazer](https://film.one/person/dan-mazer.md), [Mary Parent](https://film.one/person/mary-parent.md), [Peter Baynham](https://film.one/person/peter-baynham.md), [Cale Boyter](https://film.one/person/cale-boyter.md), [Craig Alpert](https://film.one/person/craig-alpert.md), [David Hoberman](https://film.one/person/david-hoberman.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (2), 2010s 70 (3), 2020s 46 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 62 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Adventure 4, Family 3, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,068m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24809387, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1162777/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1468801

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan*](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md) (81), [*Brüno*](https://film.one/film/bruno.md) (58)
- **Disney+:** [*The Muppets*](https://film.one/film/the-muppets.md) (80), [*Muppets Most Wanted*](https://film.one/film/muppets-most-wanted.md) (66)

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

## Biography

James Thomas is a film editor. London-born, he now lives and works in Los Angeles. His first feature credit was as editor on *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2006).

He has edited several films directed by or starring Sacha Baron Cohen, including *Brüno* (2009), *The Dictator* (2012) and *Borat Subsequent Moviefilm* (2020). Other credits include *The Muppets* (2011), *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), *Bad Moms* (2016), *Pokémon: Detective Pikachu* (2019), *The Bubble* (2022), *The Toxic Avenger* (2023) and *A Minecraft Movie* (2025).

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Spa Weekend* (2026), Fi1m 40, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/spa-weekend.md)
- *A Minecraft Movie* (2025), Fi1m 52, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-minecraft-movie.md)
- *Pokémon Detective Pikachu* (2019), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/pokemon-detective-pikachu.md)
- *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/muppets-most-wanted.md)
- *The Muppets* (2011), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppets.md)
- *Brüno* (2009), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bruno.md)
- *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2006), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Spa Weekend* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/spa-weekend.md)
- *The Toxic Avenger Unrated* (2025), Editor
- *A Minecraft Movie* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/a-minecraft-movie.md)
- *The Bubble* (2022), Editor
- *Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2020), Editor
- *Jexi* (2019), Editor
- *Pokémon Detective Pikachu* (2019), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/pokemon-detective-pikachu.md)
- *A Bad Moms Christmas* (2017), Editor
- *Bad Moms* (2016), Editor
- *Grimsby* (2016), Editor
- *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/muppets-most-wanted.md)
- *The Dictator* (2012), as Additional Editing
- *The Muppets* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppets.md)
- *Hot Tub Time Machine* (2010), Editor
- *Brüno* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/bruno.md)
- *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md)
- *Eyes Down* (2003), series, Editor
- *Spyz* (2003), Editor
- *The Best of Borat* (2001), Editor
- *Ali G, Innit* (1999), Editor
- *A Song for Eurotrash* (1998), Editor

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