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Phil Parmet

Phil Parmet

Cinematographer, also producer · Born March 7, 1942 (84)

Born
March 7, 1942 (84)
Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
33 on Motif · 49 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Phil Parmet's films like?

Across their 33 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
30%
Self
23%
Morality
21%
Survival
17%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 11 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 12

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
8
Melancholic
10
Thrilling
7
Warm
5
Other
32

How their films linger

Unsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2

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 Phil Parmet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 33 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phil Parmet's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

49 credits, 33 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Hot Water(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Abduction(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Hostage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Doubting Thomas(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Royal Hearts(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Timber(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Possession of Michael King(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Running from Crazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • 6 Bullets(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Assassination Games(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Roommate(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ticking Clock(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Is Like High School with Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Don McKay(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mercy(2009)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blood Red Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Burrowers(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Place (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Co-Producer

  • Halloween(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Blue State(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Grindhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Other

  • The Dog Problem(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Lonesome Jim(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Rejects(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dallas 362(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • 13 Moons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Hard Cash(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • American Gun(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Animal Factory(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Black and White(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Love and Action in Chicago(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Lovemaster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Days of Frankie the Fly(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • 364 Girls A Year (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Cyborg 3: The Recycler(1994)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Four Rooms(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Under the Hula Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Nina Takes a Lover(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Two Small Bodies(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • In the Soup(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • What Happened to Pete (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Street Hunter(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Fatal Mission (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Directed by William Wyler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Baby Snakes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer · as Self

  • No Maps on My Taps(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Song Remains the Same(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1976 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Halloween (2007)

$80M worldwide

Highest rated

The Song Remains the Same (1976)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Halloween (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 45: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography43 of 45: 42 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndOther crew2 of 45: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s12 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Phil Parmet's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · cinematographer

Hot Water (2021)

94th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Song Remains the Same (1976)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 51/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 38. 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 Midcredits 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.

Is Phil Parmet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles70–99 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles19–84 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles62–96 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles48–73 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles58–94 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Phil Parmet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phil Parmet's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernie Barbarash shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers