---
name: "John Lee"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-lee-1575003"
fi1m_id: "john-lee-1575003"
imdb_id: "nm0497562"
tmdb_id: 1575003
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T16:28:15.290909+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."
---

# John Lee

## Identity

John Lee

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-lee-1575003
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-lee-1575003
- **IMDb ID:** nm0497562
- **TMDB ID:** 1575003
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497562/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1575003

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** John Lee (VII)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 70 (2), 2010s 86 (1), 2020s 53 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 63 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Adventure 3, Drama 3, Science Fiction 3, Thriller 2, War 2
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,197m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497562/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1575003

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Black Adam*](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md) (42)

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

## Biography

John Lee is a film editor, also credited as John Lee (VII). He began his career in the editorial department as an assistant editor on *The Matrix* (1999). He subsequently worked as an associate or additional editor on several films directed by Christopher Nolan, including *Batman Begins* (2005), *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), *Interstellar* (2014), *Dunkirk* (2017) and *Tenet* (2020).

Lee served as editor on *Black Adam* (2022), sharing the credit with Mike Sale. He is also credited as editor on the 2026 film *Mayday*.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Michael* (2026), Fi1m 47, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Gorge* (2025), Fi1m 70, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *Black Adam* (2022), Fi1m 42, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)
- *Dunkirk* (2017), Fi1m 86, Associate Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md)
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Fi1m 86, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Fi1m 55, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md)
- *The Matrix* (1999), Fi1m 88, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

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

- *Mayday* (2026), Editor
- *Michael* (2026), Additional Editor — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Gorge* (2025), Additional Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *Black Adam* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)
- *Tenet* (2020), Associate Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/tenet.md)
- *Dunkirk* (2017), Associate Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md)
- *Quay* (2015), Thanks
- *Interstellar* (2014), Associate Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Associate Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *Inception* (2010), Additional Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *Batman Begins* (2005), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md)
- *The Matrix* (1999), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md)
- *Children of the Revolution* (1996), Assistant Editor
- *Whipping Boy* (1996), First Assistant Editor
- *Floating Life* (1996), Assistant Editor
- *The Art of Tripping* (1993), Editor

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