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Rein Kotov

Rein Kotov

Cinematographer · Born February 17, 1965 (61) · Raasiku, Harju County, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]

Rein Kotov (born February 17, 1965 in Raasiku, Harju County) is an Estonian cinematographer and film editor. In 1991 he graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. 1985-1993 he worked at Tallinnfilm. After that he has worked primarily for Allfilm. In 2014 he was awarded with Order of the White Star, IV class.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 17, 1965 (61)
From
Raasiku, Harju County, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 55 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 47% in 30 days

What are Rein Kotov's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
Survival
35%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Bonds
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
War2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Rein Kotov's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rein Kotov'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

55 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Supporting Role (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Our Erika(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Fränk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editorial Consultant

  • Two Men on Train and Someone Else (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Stairway to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer · Colorist · Editor

  • Kalev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Burial(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Two Hours to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Year of the Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Truth and Justice(2019)

    Cinematographer · Post Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Little Comrade(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Spy and The Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fencer(2015)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 1944(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Searching for Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Goodbye Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Tangerines(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mushrooming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Another Dimension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • This is the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Color Grading

  • Letters to Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Pit №8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Father, Son and Holy Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Little Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Vasha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Pastacas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • December Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    "B" Camera Operator

  • Nazis and Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Second Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Georg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Singing Revolution(2006)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ruudi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Phantoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Fed Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Memories Denied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Visions of Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Heart of the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Self-Portrait with Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Georgica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Standing by the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Camera Operator

  • Call-girl's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Jüri Rumm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Vene metalli ja US $ suudlus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • City Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lady in the Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Armastuse lahinguväljad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Võlausaldajad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • That Lost Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Handmaiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • To Each His Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Camera Operator

  • Marathon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Camera Department Production Assistant

  • 14 Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Barracuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Camera Operator

  • On the Ümera River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles, 51 of them dated from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Tangerines (2013)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

Tangerines (2013)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 55: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 55: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleCinematography44 of 55: 39 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thEditing2 of 55: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew12 of 55: 10 only other crew, 2 with another role

55 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s8 · 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 Rein Kotov's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Burial (2022)

77th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Tangerines (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 77/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 60. 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 Rein Kotov work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rein Kotov's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tambet Tasuja shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles