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Steve Yedlin

Steve Yedlin

Cinematographer · Born September 25, 1975 (51) · USA

Steven Mark Yedlin, ASC (born September 29, 1975) is an American cinematographer who studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is best known for his collaboration with director Rian Johnson in his films. Yedlin has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2015. Some of his best-known works include Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Knives Out. Additional credits include the films San Andreas and Carrie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Yedlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 25, 1975 (51)
From
USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 52 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 14% in 30 days

What are Steve Yedlin's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
31%
Self
23%
Bonds
19%
Survival
14%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 6 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 10

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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 10 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
6
Melancholic
9
Bittersweet
6
Thrilling
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Steve Yedlin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Yedlin'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

52 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Beach Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Cinematographer

  • Wake Up Dead Man(2025)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Debunking HDR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Himself

  • Winner(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Poker Face(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Glass Onion(2022)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Knives Out(2019)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • San Andreas(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Danny Collins(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Carrie(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Looper(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Girl Most Likely(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Should've Been Romeo(2012)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Other Woman(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tenure(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Father of Invention(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Bloom(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • American Violet(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Out at the Wedding(2007)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Dead One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Lovely by Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Altered(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Unknown(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Conversations with Other Women(2005)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Brick(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Pity Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Dead Birds(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Toolbox Murders(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Melvin Goes to Dinner(2003)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • May(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sol Goode(2003)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Manic(2001)

    "B" Camera Operator · Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Psychology of Dream Analysis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Better Housekeeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Gaffer

  • Very Mean Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Gaffer

  • Shafted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Gaffer

  • Fashionably L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Bad Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Gaffer

  • The Thin Pink Line(1998)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Yellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    First Assistant Camera

  • 10 Seconds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Gaffer

  • Phyfutima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Sugared Peas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Omaha (The Movie) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as Himself

  • You Deserve Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles, 50 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Knives Out (2019)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 52: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 52: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography36 of 52: 30 only cinematography, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndEditing1 of 52: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew20 of 52: 16 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

52 titles, 6 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s10 · crew2000s23 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s6 · 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.

How do Steve Yedlin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 29; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

62nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Knives Out (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 50. 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 Steve Yedlin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove 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 & Gore10 titles41–92 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles14–46 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles36–70 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles23–67 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles38–80 · median 61 · 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 Steve Yedlin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Yedlin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rian Johnson shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers