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Barney Broomfield

Cinematographer and producer · Venice, California, USA

Barney Broomfield was born in 1981 in Venice, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014), Far from Gone (2009) and National Geographic Explorer (1985).

Biography from IMDb.

From
Venice, California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer and producer
Titles
8 on Motif · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Barney Broomfield's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Survival
19%
Power
15%
Society
14%
Bonds
12%
Self
11%
Ideas
3%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
6
Melancholic
6
Dread
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Barney Broomfield's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barney Broomfield's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

11 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

  • Grandpa Was an Emperor(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie & Tupac(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Fake Famous(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Spiral(2017)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tribal Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Tales of the Grim Sleeper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • We Come as Friends(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Battle for Haditha(2007)

    Associate Producer · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Biggie & Tupac(2002)

    Producer

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Floundering (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Neighborhood Kid 2

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1994 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)

$3.3M worldwide

Highest rated

We Come as Friends (2014)

Motif 89th

Most popular right now

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 8: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 8: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography7 of 8: 6 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Motif score64th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Barney Broomfield's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Motif score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Spiral (2017)

89th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

We Come as Friends (2014)

Motif 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 58/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 35. 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 Motif 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.

Who does Barney Broomfield work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barney Broomfield's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Broomfield shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles