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Alexander Gruszynski

Alexander Gruszynski

Cinematographer, also director · Born June 19, 1950 (76) · Warsaw, Poland

Alexander Gruszynski (born June 19, 1950) is a Polish-American cinematographer, actor and film director. He attended the National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen. In 1985 Gruszynski moved to America and is now a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Gruszynski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1950 (76)
From
Warsaw, Poland
Works as
Cinematographer, also director
Titles
44 on Motif · 67 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Alexander Gruszynski's films like?

Across their 42 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy20 titlesTypical Motif score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Motif score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Motif score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Motif score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
34%
Self
20%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Power
10%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 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 18 · Serious 12 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 14

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 6

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 14 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 26 · 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 23 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1

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 20 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
13
Warm
13
Joyful
11
Hopeful
12
Other
39

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

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 Alexander Gruszynski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 44 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alexander Gruszynski's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

67 credits, 44 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Bad Vibrations (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Emily in Paris(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • I'll Find You(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Ideal Home(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Conspiracy of Silence(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Teapot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer

  • Tripolar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer

  • Déjà vu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • The Single Moms Club(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Barefoot(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Madea Christmas(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Peeples(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Madea's Witness Protection(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Good Deeds(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • For Colored Girls(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lost in Africa(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • I Can Do Bad All by Myself(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Madea Goes to Jail(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Wallander: The Revenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Hamlet 2(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • This Christmas(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nancy Drew(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Five Fingers(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Black Dawn(2005)

    Director

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Wallander(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The In-Laws(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Deliver Us from Eva(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Two Can Play That Game(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Prison Song(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dick(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 54(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Maximum Risk(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Haiti. Untitled (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Craft(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Angus(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Pagemaster(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • I Like It Like That(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Threesome(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Camera Operator

  • Cast a Deadly Spell(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Stone Cold(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • By Dawn's Early Light(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tremors(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Third Degree Burn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Women of Brewster Place (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Women of Brewster Place (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Bad Dreams(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Time Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Promised Land(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Under Cover (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Innocent Man(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Fight for Jenny(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ophelia Comes to Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Murder: By Reason of Insanity(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Twisted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Almost You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Surviving (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Phoenix Bird (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Interference (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Your Neighbour's Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Belladonna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer · Photoscience Manager

  • Next Stop - Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Thomas - A Child Out of Reach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Camera Operator

  • Jenny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1977 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

$91M worldwide

Highest rated

Tremors (1990)

Motif 86th

Most popular right now

Maximum Risk (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 65: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 65: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 65: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography59 of 65: 57 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Motif score47thOther crew4 of 65: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

65 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s20 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Alexander Gruszynski's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Motif score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · cinematographer

I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)

96th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Tremors (1990)

Motif 86th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Alexander Gruszynski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 Motif titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles8–78 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles14–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles25–80 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles33–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles8–61 · median 43 · 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 Alexander Gruszynski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alexander Gruszynski's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Fleming shares the most, 9.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles