Thom Best
- Cinematographer and director
- 9 on Motif · 16 credits in all
What are Thom Best's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
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 Thom Best's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Thom Best's titles on Motif; 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
16 credits, 9 with a Motif page.
Little Italy(2018)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Finn on the Fly(2008)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Prayers for Bobby(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Magic Flute Diaries (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Playing House(2006)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Billable Hours(2006)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Ice Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
Blessings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Men with Brooms(2002)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Ginger Snaps(2000)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Queer as Folk(2000)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Grizzly Falls(1999)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Hidden Agenda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
One Heart Broken Into Song (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
The Boys Club (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Not Alone: A Hallowe'en Romance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1996 to 2018.
Biggest box office
Men with Brooms (2002)
Highest rated
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
Most popular right now
Little Italy (2018)
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Thom Best's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Thom Best's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Thom Best work with?
People who share at least 2 of Thom Best's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brandon Firla shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Brandon FirlaShared titles: Finn on the Fly (2008), Billable Hours (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Brandon Firla
- Peter KeleghanShared titles: Billable Hours (2006), Ginger Snaps (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Keleghan
Producers
- Suzanne BergerShared titles: Finn on the Fly (2008), Playing House (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Suzanne Berger