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Bobby Bukowski

Bobby Bukowski

Cinematographer · New York City, New York, USA

Bobby Bukowski (born 1953) is an American cinematographer. He first worked as a cameraman for a documentary on a Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage led by the Dalai Lama. Since then, he has worked on almost 100 narrative and documentary films, serving as director of photography on features such as The Messenger (2009), Rampart (2011) and Rosewater (2014).

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Biography from TMDB.

From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Bobby Bukowski's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Morality
23%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 56 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 13 · Dark 34

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

Grounded 40 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 28 · Intense 22

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 3

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 33 · Even-paced 22 · 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 23 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 5

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 11 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 31

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 32 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Melancholic
33
Dread
15
Contemplative
17
Warm
10
Other
46

How their films linger

Thought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous14

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 Bobby Bukowski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bobby Bukowski'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

88 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page.

  • Brothers(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Additional Photography · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Willie Nelson & Family(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Gonzo Girl(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • What Comes Around(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Till(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Land(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Irresistible(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Thing He Wanted(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • JT LeRoy(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hello Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Gypsy(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Dinner(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • When We Rise(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • War on Everyone(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Imperium(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • 99 Homes(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rosewater(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Two Night Stand(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Infinitely Polar Bear(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Boys On Film X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Struck by Lightning(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Very Good Girls(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Iceman(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mighty Fine(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ghett'a Life(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rampart(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Ledge(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blinders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Locked In(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Messenger(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Pagan Queen(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Guitar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Lying(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Phoebe in Wonderland(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Stone Angel(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Hawk Is Dying(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Glass House: The Good Mother(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Tripper(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for the BTK Killer(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dark Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Boogeyman(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Dying Gaul(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Saved!(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Easy Six(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Moment After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Wasted(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tangled(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Crime + Punishment in Suburbia(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Minus Man(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Arlington Road(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Going All the Way(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Last Time I Committed Suicide(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Destination Anywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • 'Til There Was You(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • If These Walls Could Talk(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Seller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Operator

  • Tom and Huck(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Tie That Binds(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Search and Destroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Holy Matrimony(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Golden Gate(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Household Saints(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ethan Frome(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Oedipus Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Fool's Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Dogfight(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Shakes the Clown(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Without Warning: The James Brady Story(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Thousand Pieces of Gold(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Men of Respect(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Largo Desolato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Andre's Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Mortal Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Lux Interior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Life Under Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • She Must Be Seeing Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Thanks

  • Not Just Any Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Kiss Daddy Goodnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Working Girls(1986)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Way It Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • The Coldest September in 30 Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Gaffer

  • The Illegal Immigrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dancing Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Fine Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Granted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Gaffer

Career shape

A full career of 87 titles from 1984 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Boogeyman (2005)

$67M worldwide

Highest rated

Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory (1998)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Brothers (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography82 of 87: 81 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew6 of 87: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s14 · crew1990s25 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s8 · 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 Bobby Bukowski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 58; across their 56 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 62 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · cinematographer

Gonzo Girl (2023)

94th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory (1998)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 61/100 in their films, across 48 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 43. 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 Bobby Bukowski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles8–71 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles9–54 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles39–89 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles27–71 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles7–74 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Bobby Bukowski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bobby Bukowski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oren Moverman shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles