---
name: "Matt Friedman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-friedman"
fi1m_id: "matthew-friedman"
imdb_id: "nm0295302"
tmdb_id: 57176
wikidata_id: "Q62066231"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 57
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T11:18:34.613350+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."
---

# Matt Friedman

## Identity

Matt Friedman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-friedman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-friedman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0295302
- **TMDB ID:** 57176
- **Wikidata ID:** Q62066231
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Friedman_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62066231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295302/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57176

Editor. Born in Tennessee.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Matthew Friedman, Matthew Friedman, ACE
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 45 (3), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 62 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 57 to 56 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Fantasy 2, Music 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,679m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Friedman_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62066231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295302/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57176

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Palm Springs*](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md) (78), [*Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel*](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md) (36)

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## Biography

Matthew Friedman is an American film editor and senior lecturer at the AFI Conservatory. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Born in rural east Tennessee, Friedman graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Radio/Television/Film and Economics, and also studied at the University of Queensland. He began his career as an assistant editor before moving into feature editing.

Friedman is known for his work on *The Farewell* (2019), for which he received an ACE Eddie nomination, and *Palm Springs* (2020), for which he won the ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical. Other credits include *John Tucker Must Die* (2006), *What Happens in Vegas* (2008), *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), *Step Up Revolution* (2012) and *Life in a Year* (2020). He has collaborated repeatedly with director Lulu Wang.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, mattfriedmanace.com, imdb.com, magazine.northwestern.edu.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Michael* (2026), Fi1m 47, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *Palm Springs* (2020), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)
- *The Farewell* (2019), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-farewell.md)
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), Fi1m 36, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)
- *Dragonball Evolution* (2009), Fi1m 34, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dragonball-evolution.md)
- *Road Trip* (2000), Fi1m 64, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/road-trip.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *Michael* (2026), Additional Editor — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Starling* (2021), Editor
- *Dinner Is Served* (2021), Editor
- *Palm Springs* (2020), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/palm-springs.md)
- *A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish* (2019), Editor
- *The Farewell* (2019), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-farewell.md)
- *The Boy Downstairs* (2018), Editor
- *Permission* (2018), Editor
- *Ashby* (2015), Editor
- *Some Kind of Beautiful* (2014), Editor
- *Posthumous* (2014), Editor
- *Touch* (2014), Editor
- *Dog Food* (2014), Editor
- *Behaving Badly* (2014), as 911 Operator · Editor
- *Step Up Revolution* (2012), Editor
- *The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption* (2012), Editor
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)
- *Dragonball Evolution* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/dragonball-evolution.md)
- *The Deal* (2008), Editor
- *What Happens in Vegas* (2008), Editor
- *Over Her Dead Body* (2008), Editor
- *Novel Romance* (2006), Editor
- *John Tucker Must Die* (2006), Editor
- *The Last Run* (2004), Editor
- *They* (2002), Music Editor
- *I Spy* (2002), as Additional Editing
- *Scary Movie 2* (2001), as Bird (voice)
- *Cold Heart* (2001), Editor
- *Road Trip* (2000), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/road-trip.md)
- *The Crew* (1994), as Larry

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