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Charles Libin

Charles Libin

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
18 on Motif · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Charles Libin's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Documentary3 titlesTypical Motif score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
23%
Society
21%
Survival
16%
Power
5%
Morality
5%
Ideas
3%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Warm
4
Joyful
2
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Libin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Libin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

  • Sister of the Groom(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7(2020)

    "C" Camera Operator

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • En el séptimo día(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Pose(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Camera Operator

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Oh, Hello on Broadway(2017)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • How to Be Single(2016)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Intern(2015)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Cobbler(2014)

    "B" Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hair Brained(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Enzo Avitabile Music Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Additional Director of Photography

  • Captain Phillips(2013)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Remote Control(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Neil Young Journeys(2011)

    Additional Photography

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • You Don't Know Jack(2010)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Year One(2009)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • American Combatant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Rise: Rave Outlaw Disco Donnie(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • In the Soup(1992)

    Additional Director of Photography · Gaffer

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Production Assistant

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1982 to 2020.

Biggest box office

En el séptimo día (2017)

$80K worldwide

Highest rated

Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020)

Motif 88th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography10 of 18: 8 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Motif score45thOther crew9 of 18: 7 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Motif score93rd

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Charles Libin's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Rise: Rave Outlaw Disco Donnie (2003)

93rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash (2019)

Motif 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Charles Libin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Libin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thom Zimny shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers

Mixed roles