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Frank Byers

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Frank Byers' films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
35%
Self
26%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 6 · Dark 3

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 5

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 9 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 6

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 11 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Absurd
10
Hopeful
7
Joyful
7
Dread
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous5

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 Frank Byers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Byers' 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

45 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Legion of the Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Hollywood & Wine(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Ministers(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Acceptance(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Love N' Dancing(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Illegal Tender(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Knee High P.I.(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Cadet Kelly(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Amati Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Shadow Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Kiss Toledo Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Freak City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Shadow Men(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Rusty: A Dog's Tale(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Ride(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger Woods Story(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shiloh(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mad Dog Time(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Kathie Lee: Home for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Star Struck(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bitter Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Return to Two Moon Junction(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dancing with Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • State of Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • French Silk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Based on an Untrue Story(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Boxing Helena(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Blind Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 30 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Wizard(1989)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Freeway(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Guys(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Flowers in the Attic(1987)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Down Twisted(1987)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Television Parts Home Companion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Night Train to Terror(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Death Wish Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Joysticks(1983)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Private Lessons(1981)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1981 to 2012.

Biggest box office

Flowers in the Attic (1987)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Shiloh (1996)

Midcredits 51st

Most popular right now

Boxing Helena (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography38 of 42: 37 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thOther crew5 of 42: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score34th

By decade

1980s10 · crew1990s22 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s2 · 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 Frank Byers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · cinematographer

Knee High P.I. (2003)

93rd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Twin Peaks (1990)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 48/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 29. 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 Frank Byers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Byers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Franc. Reyes shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles