Gene Polito
Cinematographer · Died November 28, 2010, aged 92 · New York City, New York, USA
- September 13, 1918
- November 28, 2010 (aged 92)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Cinematographer
- 20 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Gene Polito's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove 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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 8
Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 7
Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 2
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Gene Polito's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Gene Polito's titles on MovieCove; 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
28 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Gangster Wars(1981)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Up in Smoke(1978)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Bunco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Futureworld(1976)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Trackdown(1976)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Streetkill(1975)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Last Hours Before Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
All the Kind Strangers(1974)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Phantom of Hollywood(1974)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Adam's Rib (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Westworld(1973)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Set This Town on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Prime Cut(1972)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Drive Hard, Drive Fast(1970)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
My Sweet Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Sound of Anger(1968)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Lost in Space(1965)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Continental Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Portrait of a Mobster(1961)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Plunderers(1960)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1960 to 1978.
Biggest box office
Up in Smoke (1978)
Highest rated
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Most popular right now
Westworld (1973)
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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Gene Polito's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the cinematography 52/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Gene Polito's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Gene Polito work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gene Polito's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard T. Heffron shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Richard T. HeffronShared titles: Futureworld (1976), Trackdown (1976), Streetkill (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Richard T. Heffron
- Michael RitchieShared titles: The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978), Prime Cut (1972), The Sound of Anger (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Ritchie
- Joseph PevneyShared titles: Portrait of a Mobster (1961), The Plunderers (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Pevney
Writers
- Roy HugginsShared titles: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971), Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1970), The Sound of Anger (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Huggins
- George SchenckShared titles: Futureworld (1976), The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)See all 2 shared titles with George Schenck
Actors
- John P. RyanShared titles: Futureworld (1976), Streetkill (1975)See all 2 shared titles with John P. Ryan
- Robert CornthwaiteShared titles: Futureworld (1976), The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Cornthwaite
- Yul BrynnerShared titles: Futureworld (1976), Westworld (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Yul Brynner
- James FarentinoShared titles: The Sound of Anger (1968), The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)See all 2 shared titles with James Farentino
Composers and editors
- Leonard RosenmanShared titles: Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974), The Phantom of Hollywood (1974), The Plunderers (1960)See all 3 shared titles with Leonard Rosenman
- Pete RugoloShared titles: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971), Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1970), The Sound of Anger (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Pete Rugolo
- Carl PingitoreShared titles: Prime Cut (1972), Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1970), The Sound of Anger (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Carl Pingitore
- Fred KarlinShared titles: Futureworld (1976), Westworld (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Karlin
Producers
- Paul N. Lazarus IIIShared titles: Futureworld (1976), Westworld (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Paul N. Lazarus III
- Jo Swerling Jr.Shared titles: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971), Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jo Swerling Jr.
- Steve HeilpernShared titles: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971), Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Heilpern