Tom Kaufman
- Cinematographer
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Known for
What are Tom Kaufman's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous3
- 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 Tom Kaufman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Kaufman'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
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Sound of the Police(2023)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Gumbo Coalition(2022)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Oops I Changed the World(2022)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Desert One(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
A Gray State(2017)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Crashing the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Bomb(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Last Days of the Nazis(2015)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Dick Cavett's Watergate(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Picturing the Presidents(2009)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The D.C. Sniper's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
America's War on Poverty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1989 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow (2018)
Highest rated
A Gray State (2017)
Most popular right now
Desert One (2019)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Tom Kaufman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed4
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 Tom Kaufman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Kaufman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barbara Kopple shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Barbara KoppleShared titles: Gumbo Coalition (2022), Desert One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Kopple
Composers and cinematographers
- Asad FaruqiShared titles: Gumbo Coalition (2022), Desert One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Asad Faruqi
- Gary GriffinShared titles: Gumbo Coalition (2022), Desert One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Griffin
- Christopher RifeShared titles: Americans Underground: Secret City of WWI (2017), Last Days of the Nazis (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Rife
Producers
- David CassidyShared titles: Gumbo Coalition (2022), Desert One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with David Cassidy
- Eric FormanShared titles: Gumbo Coalition (2022), Desert One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Forman
- Maureen DoughertyShared titles: Gumbo Coalition (2022), Desert One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Maureen Dougherty
- Ray NowosielskiShared titles: Gumbo Coalition (2022), Desert One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ray Nowosielski
