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Adam Beckman

Cinematographer, also director and writer

Primetime Emmy winner

Works as
Cinematographer, also director and writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 51% in 30 days

What are Adam Beckman's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
14%
Ideas
13%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Power
11%
Survival
6%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Warm
5
Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Adam Beckman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Beckman'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

20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. McMahon(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Flipside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Director of Photography

  • Biggest Heist Ever(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Saint of Second Chances(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Song Exploder(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Girl Rising(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sleepwalk with Me(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • This American Life(2007)

    Show Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • I Remember You Now... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Green Day: International Supervideos! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Committed(2000)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Fuzzy Logic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Barbecue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Café Mécanique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1990 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)

$5.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Mr. McMahon (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography15 of 15: 15 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s4 · 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 5 major nominations, 2007–2009.

WinNomination
  1. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
  2. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
  3. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming

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 Adam Beckman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of the 8 of 9 with a score; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Girl Rising (2013)

71st percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 30. 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.

Who does Adam Beckman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Beckman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Rohde shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers