---
name: "Sam Restivo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sam-restivo"
fi1m_id: "sam-restivo"
imdb_id: "nm0720433"
tmdb_id: 1333160
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "5 July 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T11:27:33.824016+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."
---

# Sam Restivo

## Identity

Sam Restivo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sam-restivo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sam-restivo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0720433
- **TMDB ID:** 1333160
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720433/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1333160

Producer. Born 5 July 1980 in Wharton, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 5 July 1980, Wharton, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 producing, 5 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md), [David Scarpa](https://film.one/person/david-scarpa.md), [Michael Pruss](https://film.one/person/michael-a-pruss.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 58 (2), 2010s 54 (1), 2020s 62 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720433/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1333160

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Gladiator II*](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md) (64), [*Napoleon*](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Sam Restivo is an American film editor. Born on 5 July 1980 in Wharton, Texas, he began his career in editorial roles on features and television before advancing to feature editing.

He is best known for his work with director Ridley Scott, serving as co-editor with Claire Simpson on the historical epics *Napoleon* (2023) and *Gladiator II* (2024). Earlier credits with Scott include additional editor on *House of Gucci* (2021), *The Last Duel* (2021) and *Robin Hood* (2018), and assistant editor on *Raised by Wolves* (2020). Other editing credits include *Brake* (2012) and the forthcoming *The Dog Stars* (2026); he has also worked as additional or assistant editor on films such as *The Greatest Showman* (2017) and *A Christmas Carol* (2009).

*Sources: imdb.com, cinemontage.org, borisfx.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Miami Vice* (2006), Fi1m 67, Post Production Coordinator — [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)

### Crew (5)

- *The Dog Stars* (2026), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dog-stars.md)
- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Napoleon* (2023), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md)
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), Fi1m 54, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Fi1m 50, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *The Dog Stars* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dog-stars.md)
- *Gladiator II* (2024), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Napoleon* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md)
- *Raised by Wolves* (2020), series, Additional Editor
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), Additional Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *Rings* (2017), First Assistant Editor
- *Night Shift* (2017), Editor
- *Indiscretion* (2016), Editor, Post Production Supervisor
- *Aloha* (2015), Visual Effects Editor
- *Bar Union* (2014), Editor
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, VFX Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Brake* (2012), Editor
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *Miami Vice* (2006), Post Production Coordinator — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)
- *Scary Movie 4* (2006), Post Production Coordinator
- *The Island* (2005), Post Production Assistant

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