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Russell Lee Fine

Russell Lee Fine

Cinematographer, director and producer

Russell Lee Fine is an American film and television cinematographer and director based in New York.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer, director and producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 30 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Russell Lee Fine's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Society
24%
Morality
20%
Survival
18%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
8%
Power
8%
Self
6%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · 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 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
10
Dread
3
Warm
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

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 Russell Lee Fine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Russell Lee Fine'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

30 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Doc(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Kaleidoscope(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • For Life(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • What/If(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Salvation(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Quantico(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Intelligence(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Graceland(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hemlock Grove(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Luck(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sherrybaby(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Everyday People(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ash Wednesday(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Naqoyqatsi(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Lovely Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Concert for New York City(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Grey Zone(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • O(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rocks With Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Tori Amos: VH1 Storytellers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Side Streets(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Office Killer(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Eye of God(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Girls Town(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Pompatus of Love(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

O (2001)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (2012)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Doc (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 28: 8 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing5 of 28: 0 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thCinematography15 of 28: 14 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 28: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

28 titles, 6 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s10 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Russell Lee Fine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Concert for New York City (2001)

93rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

White Collar (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 40. 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 Russell Lee Fine's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 80 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Russell Lee Fine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Russell Lee Fine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Blake Nelson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers