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Peter Suschitzky

Peter Suschitzky

Cinematographer · Born July 25, 1941 (85) · London, England

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Peter Suschitzky (born 25 July 1941) is a British cinematographer and photographer. He has worked frequently with director David Cronenberg on films including Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch, Crash, eXistenZ, A History of Violence, and Eastern Promises. Among Suschitzky's other works as director of photography are The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Empire Strikes Back, and Mars Attacks!

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 25, 1941 (85)
From
London, England
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 50 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Peter Suschitzky's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Self
30%
Bonds
23%
Power
13%
Survival
13%
Society
9%
Morality
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 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 9 · Serious 11 · Dark 21

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 14

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 12 · Intense 23

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 9

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 23 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 4

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 21 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 11

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

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 15

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 13

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
18
Dread
13
Absurd
12
Contemplative
7
Other
39

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous12

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 Peter Suschitzky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Suschitzky'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

50 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tale of Tales(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Maps to the Stars(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • After Earth(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Cosmopolis(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • A Dangerous Method(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Eastern Promises(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Stone Council(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Shopgirl(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A History of Violence(2005)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Spider(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Planet(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • eXistenZ(1999)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Iron Mask(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mars Attacks!(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Crash(1996)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Immortal Beloved(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • M. Butterfly(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Vanishing(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Public Eye(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Naked Lunch(1991)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Where the Heart Is(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dead Ringers(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Falling in Love(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Krull(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Valentino(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Lisztomania(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • All Creatures Great and Small(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • That'll Be the Day(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Pied Piper(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Melody(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Figures in a Landscape(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Leo the Last(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Love(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Lock Up Your Daughters!(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Bubbles(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Privilege(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Giacometti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Camera Operator

  • The Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • It Happened Here(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Road to St. Tropez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • I Do - and I Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Camera Operator

  • The Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1964 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

$550M worldwide

Highest rated

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography48 of 50: 44 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew6 of 50: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role

50 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s13 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s6 · 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

2 major awards from 3 major nominations, 1978–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Cannes award, won · Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography Award
    • Cannes award, won · Cinematographer
  2. 1978
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography

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 Peter Suschitzky's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)

75th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 56. 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 Peter Suschitzky's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles37–85 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles12–79 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles7–82 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles6–67 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles35–79 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 Peter Suschitzky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Suschitzky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Cronenberg shares the most, 11.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers