Known for Editing
Dirk Westervelt has enjoyed repeat collaborations with several filmmakers throughout his career. After working for a time in the camera department, Westervelt moved to the cutting room on the first two features directed by F. Gary Grey (the hit comedy Friday and action/drama Set It Off) as assistant editor and then associate editor. For George Tillman Jr., he began as associate editor on the director's hit comedy/drama Soul Food, then served as editor on the biographical drama Men of Honor, the action/drama Faster, and on Notorious (about the life of the rapper known as Notorious B.I.G.). He served as visual effects editor and temp music editor on Guillermo del Toro's superhero fantasy Hellboy and on his action/thriller Blade II. For writer-director Rick Famuyiwa, he began as additional editor on the coming-of-age tale The Wood and went on to edit Famuyiwa's romantic comedies Brown Sugar and Our Family Wedding, as well as the political thriller Confirmation (for HBO Films). Westervelt also worked as editor on the 3D fantasy adventure Journey to the Center of the Earth, directed by Eric Brevig. In 2014, he edited Jaume Collet-Serra's action/thriller Run All Night, starring Liam Neeson.
Filmography
20 films, 1 show


Matchbox the Movie
2026 · 2h 7m
country: United States
When a group of former childhood friends reconnect, their reunion takes a wild turn as they stumble upon a dangerous international plot—and must save the world.


Eenie Meanie
2025 · 1h 46m
country: United States
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.


Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
2024 · 2h 25m
country: United States
Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.


Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 · 2h 35m
country: United States
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.


Medieval
2022 · 2h 6m
country: Czech Republic
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.


Ford v Ferrari
2019 · 2h 33m
country: United States
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.


Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 · 1h 39m
country: United States
Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.


Deadpool 2
2018 · 2h
country: United States
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.


Logan
2017 · 2h 17m
country: United States
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.


Confirmation
2016 · 1h 50m
country: United States
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.


Run All Night
2015 · 1h 54m
country: United States
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.


Faster
2010 · 1h 38m
country: United States
After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.


Our Family Wedding
2010 · 1h 43m
country: United States
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.


Notorious
2009 · 2h 2m
country: United States
"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."


Journey to the Center of the Earth
2008 · 1h 33m
country: United States
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.


Brown Sugar
2002 · 1h 49m
country: United States
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.


Men of Honor
2000 · 2h 9m
country: United States
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.