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Neil Cervin

Neil Cervin

Cinematographer · Born August 5, 1961 (65) · Auckland, New Zealand

Born
August 5, 1961 (65)
From
Auckland, New Zealand
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Neil Cervin's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
25%
Self
21%
Survival
18%
Morality
18%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 11 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 27 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 15 · Intense 6

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Warm
13
Hopeful
10
Joyful
7
Melancholic
6
Other
31

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Neil Cervin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Neil Cervin'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

51 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Animal Control(2023)

    Show 1 episode · "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Five More Minutes: Moments Like These(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Margaux(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • One of Us Is Lying(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Winter in Vail(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fast Layne(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Message Man(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Holly Lodge(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mech-X4(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Death al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Stranger in the House(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sandra Brown's White Hot(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Anything for Love(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Just the Way You Are(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2015)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas(2014)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Planner Mystery(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mutant World(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Blood Punch(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Secret(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • If I Had Wings(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Forever 16(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Tom Dick & Harriet(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Finding Mrs. Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Taken Back: Finding Haley(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Pregnancy Project(2012)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Super Storm(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Snowmageddon(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Girl Fight(2011)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Escapee(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Killer Mountain(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Time After Time(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Traveler(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Power Rangers RPM: Start Your Engines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Slap Shot 3: The Junior League(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Art of War II: Betrayal(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Boy Next Door(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Deadly(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Dying for Everest(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ozzie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • In Her Line of Fire(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Wild Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Truth About Demons(2000)

    Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lunatics' Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Lost Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Repeat Performance(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers(1993)

    Show 32 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Shrimp on the Barbie(1990)

    Focus Puller

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1990 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)

$62K worldwide

Highest rated

The Christmas Secret (2014)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Fast Layne (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography40 of 46: 39 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew7 of 46: 6 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s25 · crew2020s5 · 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 Neil Cervin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 33 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 33

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · cinematographer

In Her Line of Fire (2006)

90th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Christmas Secret (2014)

Midcredits 85th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 42. 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 Neil Cervin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neil Cervin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Goehring shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles