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Gary Griffin

Cinematographer, also director, writer and producer

Sundance award winner

Works as
Cinematographer, also director, writer and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Gary Griffin's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
29%
Survival
21%
Self
20%
Bonds
12%
Power
6%
Morality
6%
Ideas
6%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Hopeful
8
Contemplative
7
Melancholic
5
Triumphant
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • 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 Gary Griffin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Griffin'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

26 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last 600 Meters(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lift(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Gumbo Coalition(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Omara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Desert One(2019)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • New Homeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Camera Operator

  • A Murder in Mansfield(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Killing the Colorado(2016)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vinyl Generation(2016)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miss Sharon Jones!(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Nation(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Listopad: A Memory of the Velvet Revolution(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Remote Area Medical(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Punk in Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Gun Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Gerrymandering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • The House of Steinbrenner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • High School Musical: The Music in You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Making of Oblivion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Shut Up & Sing(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mendy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Rediscovering George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • A Case Against Karen(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Educating Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Shut Up & Sing (2006)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Shut Up & Sing (2006)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

A Case Against Karen (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 22: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 22: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography18 of 22: 18 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew3 of 22: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

Won a Sundance award in 2005, Documentary.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gary Griffin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Gumbo Coalition (2022)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Shut Up & Sing (2006)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, 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.

Who does Gary Griffin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Griffin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barbara Kopple shares the most, 8.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles