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Tony C. Jannelli

Cinematographer · Born June 7, 1950 (76) · Summit, New Jersey, USA

Born
June 7, 1950 (76)
From
Summit, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
23 on Motif · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Tony C. Jannelli's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Motif score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
29%
Society
24%
Self
15%
Morality
9%
Ideas
9%
Survival
8%
Power
4%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
4
Joyful
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Tony C. Jannelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 23 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony C. Jannelli'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

34 credits, 23 with a Motif page.

  • The Velvet Underground Played at My High School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · as Self (Voice)

  • Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Master Builder(2013)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Eavesdrop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • A Decade Under the Influence(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Maid in Manhattan(2002)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Everything's Jake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 22 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • 18 Shades of Dust(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Point Last Seen(1998)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Storefront Hitchcock(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • All I Wanna Do!(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • On the Line (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Lovelife(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • SubwayStories: Tales from the Underground(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Passion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Operator

  • Independence Day(1996)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Favorite Deadly Sins(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dead On (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Philadelphia(1993)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • For Love or Money(1993)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cousin Bobby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Billy Bathgate(1991)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Longtime Companion(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • New York Stories(1989)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Big(1988)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Baby(1987)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Arena Brains (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Cocktails at Six (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Something Wild(1986)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Splitz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Camera Operator

  • Milt & Honi (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1984 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Longtime Companion (1989)

$4.6M worldwide

Highest rated

A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

Motif 93rd

Most popular right now

All I Wanna Do! (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 31: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography17 of 31: 16 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Motif score67thOther crew14 of 31: 13 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Motif score68th

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s4 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tony C. Jannelli's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Motif score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray (2016)

79th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

Motif 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 49/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 30. 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.

Who does Tony C. Jannelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony C. Jannelli's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kristi Zea shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles