---
name: "Robert Leighton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-leighton"
fi1m_id: "robert-leighton"
imdb_id: "nm0500371"
tmdb_id: 3032
wikidata_id: "Q7346850"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T13:00:01.685191+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."
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# Robert Leighton

## Identity

Robert Leighton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-leighton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-leighton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0500371
- **TMDB ID:** 3032
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7346850
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Leighton_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7346850, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0500371/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3032

Editor. Born 1 January 2000 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, London
- **Active:** 1986–2013
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Scheinman](https://film.one/person/andrew-scheinman.md), [Rob Reiner](https://film.one/person/rob-reiner.md), [Christopher Guest](https://film.one/person/christopher-guest.md), [Kiefer Sutherland](https://film.one/person/kiefer-sutherland.md), [William Goldman](https://film.one/person/william-goldman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 85 (4), 1990s 81 (2), 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 53 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Romance 3, Adventure 2, Thriller 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $883m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Leighton_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7346850, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0500371/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3032

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Stand by Me*](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md) (88), [*Misery*](https://film.one/film/misery.md) (83)
- **Disney+:** [*The Princess Bride*](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md) (86)
- **Apple TV:** [*Best in Show*](https://film.one/film/best-in-show.md) (84)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Bull Durham*](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md) (83)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Now You See Me*](https://film.one/film/now-you-see-me.md) (53)

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

## Biography

Robert Leighton is a British film and television editor. He trained at the London Film School and began his career as an assistant editor at the BBC before moving to the United States in 1975.

Leighton has more than thirty feature film credits since 1980. He has edited nearly all the films directed by Rob Reiner, starting with *This Is Spinal Tap* (1984), and has also worked with Christopher Guest. His credits include *Stand by Me* (1986), *The Princess Bride* (1987), *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), *Misery* (1990), *A Few Good Men* (1992), *Best in Show* (2000), *The Bucket List* (2007), *Now You See Me* (2013), *The Intern* (2015) and *A Dog's Purpose* (2017). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for *A Few Good Men*.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Now You See Me* (2013), Fi1m 53, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/now-you-see-me.md)
- *Best in Show* (2000), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/best-in-show.md)
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Misery* (1990), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/when-harry-met-sally.md)
- *Bull Durham* (1988), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md)
- *The Princess Bride* (1987), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *A Dog's Purpose* (2017), Editor
- *The Intern* (2015), Editor
- *Chef* (2014), Editor
- *Now You See Me* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/now-you-see-me.md)
- *People Like Us* (2012), Editor
- *Flipped* (2010), Editor
- *The Bucket List* (2007), Editor
- *For Your Consideration* (2006), Editor
- *Rumor Has It...* (2005), Editor
- *Shall We Dance?* (2004), Editor
- *Alex & Emma* (2003), Editor
- *A Mighty Wind* (2003), Editor
- *Best in Show* (2000), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/best-in-show.md)
- *The Story of Us* (1999), Editor
- *Hush* (1998), Editor
- *Ghosts of Mississippi* (1996), Editor
- *The American President* (1995), Editor
- *North* (1994), Editor
- *Life with Mikey* (1993), Editor
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Late for Dinner* (1991), Editor
- *Misery* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *Blaze* (1989), Editor
- *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/when-harry-met-sally.md)
- *Bull Durham* (1988), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md)
- *The Princess Bride* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *The Sure Thing* (1985), Editor
- *Wavelength* (1983), Editor
- *Kill and Kill Again* (1981), Editor
- *Stunt Rock* (1978), Editor
- *Mastermind* (1976), Additional Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1993: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *A Few Good Men*

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

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