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Tim Suhrstedt

Cinematographer · Born August 5, 1948 (78) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Primetime Emmy winner

Timothy Suhrstedt, ASC (born August 5, 1948) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on comedies Little Miss Sunshine, Office Space and The Wedding Singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Suhrstedt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 5, 1948 (78)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Tim Suhrstedt's films like?

Across their 69 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy45 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
29%
Morality
16%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 50 · Serious 10 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 40 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 30 · Charged 32 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 37 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 7

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 12 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 34

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

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 45 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 56 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 62 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
34
Tense
28
Joyful
26
Warm
19
Hopeful
16
Other
67

How their films linger

Feel-good34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy39
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Tim Suhrstedt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 58 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tim Suhrstedt'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

90 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page.

  • Diamond(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Seekers of Infinite Love(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vacation Friends 2(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Maybe I Do(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bookie(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Office Race(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Vacation Friends(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Always Be My Maybe(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Spivak(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • El Camino Christmas(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lucky(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Get Hard(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sex Tape(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Silicon Valley(2014)

    Show 45 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • 50 to 1(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Better Living Through Chemistry(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Paradise(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • We Are Men(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • As Cool as I Am(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Vamps(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Truth Be Told (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Invention of Lying(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Extract(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Marc Pease Experience(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • All About Steve(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • 17 Again(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Solomon(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Last Time(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Idiocracy(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Little Miss Sunshine(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Relative Strangers(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Hot Chick(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Pumpkin(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Frank McKlusky, C.I.(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Clockstoppers(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Summer Catch(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Whatever It Takes(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fantasia 2000(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Office Space(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Major League: Back to the Minors(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Singer(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Getting Even with Dad(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Favor(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Traces of Red(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Noises Off...(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Men at Work(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Pair of Aces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Rainbow Drive(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Capone Behind Bars(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • She Knows Too Much(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Cover Girl and the Cop(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dead Solid Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Feds(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lady Mobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Mystic Pizza(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Doin' Time on Planet Earth(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Split Decisions(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Remote Control(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mannequin(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Vicious Lips(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • J. Edgar Hoover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Slow Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Critters(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • City Limits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Stand Alone(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Teen Wolf(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Orson Welles' Magic Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • And the Children Shall Lead(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Ratings Game(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Suburbia(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The House on Sorority Row(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Android (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Forbidden World(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Luck of Roaring Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Lifepod(1981)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Prize Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Timothy and the Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 86 titles from 1976 to 2026.

Biggest box office

17 Again (2009)

$136M worldwide

Highest rated

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Sex Tape (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography84 of 86: 84 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew2 of 86: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s28 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s5 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 1995–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
  2. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tim Suhrstedt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 69; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 77 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed37

Most divisive · cinematographer

Seekers of Infinite Love (2026)

98th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Silicon Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 51/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 35. 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 Tim Suhrstedt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 39 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles8–66 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity39 titles14–65 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity34 titles36–86 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles26–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense26 titles8–46 · median 23 · mildlighter 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 Tim Suhrstedt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim Suhrstedt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Pressman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles