---
name: "Paul Rubell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-rubell"
fi1m_id: "paul-rubell"
imdb_id: "nm0747824"
tmdb_id: 10816
wikidata_id: "Q2062049"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "6 September 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 19
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_over: 19
updated: "2026-10-05T16:01:56.173249+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."
---

# Paul Rubell

## Identity

Paul Rubell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-rubell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-rubell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0747824
- **TMDB ID:** 10816
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2062049
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rubell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2062049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0747824/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10816

Editor. Born 6 September 1952 in Los Angeles.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 6 September 1952, Los Angeles
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** Paul Martin Rubell
- **Frequently works with:** [Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://film.one/person/lorenzo-di-bonaventura.md), [Michael Bay](https://film.one/person/michael-bay.md), [Michael Mann](https://film.one/person/michael-mann.md), [Don Murphy](https://film.one/person/don-murphy.md), [Peter Cullen](https://film.one/person/peter-cullen.md), [Tom DeSanto](https://film.one/person/tom-desanto.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md), [Ehren Kruger](https://film.one/person/ehren-kruger.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (2), 2000s 56 (8), 2010s 56 (5), 2020s 61 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 57 across 19 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 9 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 13, Adventure 9, Fantasy 7, Thriller 7, Science Fiction 6, Crime 5
- **Screen time:** 41 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $7,199m across 18 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rubell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2062049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0747824/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10816

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Bumblebee*](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md) (78), [*The Lost Bus*](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md) (71), [*Transformers*](https://film.one/film/transformers.md) (57), [*Transformers: Age of Extinction*](https://film.one/film/transformers-age-of-extinction.md) (38)
- **Paramount+:** [*Collateral*](https://film.one/film/collateral.md) (85), [*Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md) (34)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Miami Vice*](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md) (67), [*Masters of the Universe*](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md) (58)
- **Disney+:** [*Thor*](https://film.one/film/thor.md) (66)
- **Netflix:** [*xXx*](https://film.one/film/xxx.md) (52)
- **Tubi:** [*The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen*](https://film.one/film/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.md) (36)

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

## Biography

Paul Rubell is an American film editor. He was born on 6 September 1952 in Los Angeles and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He began his career as an apprentice and assistant editor, working with Lou Lombardo. His first editing credit was on the film *The Final Terror* (1983). After about ten years on low-budget films and television, he returned to feature films as editor of *The Island of Dr. Moreau* (1996).

Rubell is known for his work on the *Transformers* films (2007, 2009, 2014), *Thor* (2011), *The Fate of the Furious* (2017) and *Bumblebee* (2018). He has also edited *Blade* (1998), *Hancock* (2008) and *Masters of the Universe* (2026). He is a member of the American Cinema Editors and has received Academy Award nominations for *The Insider* (1999) and *Collateral* (2004).

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

## On Fi1m (19)

- *Masters of the Universe* (2026), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md)
- *The Lost Bus* (2025), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)
- *Jungle Cruise* (2021), Fi1m 61, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/jungle-cruise.md)
- *Mulan* (2020), Fi1m 54, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md)
- *Bumblebee* (2018), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md)
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fate-of-the-furious.md)
- *Seventh Son* (2014), Fi1m 35, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/seventh-son.md)
- *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), Fi1m 38, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-age-of-extinction.md)
- *Thor* (2011), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/thor.md)
- *Public Enemies* (2009), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md)
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), Fi1m 34, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *Hancock* (2008), Fi1m 54, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/hancock.md)
- *Transformers* (2007), Fi1m 57, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers.md)
- *Miami Vice* (2006), Fi1m 67, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)
- *Collateral* (2004), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md)
- *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen* (2003), Fi1m 36, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.md)
- *xXx* (2002), Fi1m 52, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/xxx.md)
- *The Insider* (1999), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *Blade* (1998), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/blade.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

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

- *Masters of the Universe* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/masters-of-the-universe.md)
- *The Lost Bus* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)
- *The Mother* (2023), Consulting Editor
- *Ambulance* (2022), Additional Editor
- *Jungle Cruise* (2021), Additional Editor — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/jungle-cruise.md)
- *Mulan* (2020), Additional Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md)
- *Bumblebee* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md)
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fate-of-the-furious.md)
- *The 5th Wave* (2016), Editor
- *Seventh Son* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/seventh-son.md)
- *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-age-of-extinction.md)
- *Need for Speed* (2014), Editor
- *The Avengers* (2012), Additional Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-avengers.md)
- *Battleship* (2012), Editor
- *Thor* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thor.md)
- *Public Enemies* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md)
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *Hancock* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/hancock.md)
- *Transformers* (2007), Editor — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers.md)
- *Miami Vice* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)
- *The Island* (2005), Editor
- *Collateral* (2004), Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md)
- *Peter Pan* (2003), Editor
- *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen* (2003), Editor — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.md)
- *S1m0ne* (2002), Editor
- *xXx* (2002), Editor — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/xxx.md)
- *The Cell* (2000), Editor
- *The Insider* (1999), Editor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *Blade* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/blade.md)
- *David* (1997), Editor
- *The Island of Dr. Moreau* (1996), Editor
- *The Burning Season* (1994), Editor
- *Past Tense* (1994), Editor
- *Ruby Cairo* (1992), Editor
- *Stay the Night* (1992), Editor
- *Finding the Way Home* (1991), Editor
- *When You Remember Me* (1990), Editor, Associate Producer
- *Challenger* (1990), Editor
- *My Name Is Bill W.* (1989), Editor, Associate Producer
- *Home Fires Burning* (1989), Editor
- *Jesse* (1988), Associate Producer
- *Echoes in the Darkness* (1987), Editor
- *Echoes in the Darkness* (1987), series, Associate Producer, Editor
- *Promise* (1986), Associate Producer, Editor
- *Tough Love* (1985), Editor
- *The Stone Boy* (1984), Editor
- *The Final Terror* (1983), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2005: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Collateral*
- 2000: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Insider*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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