Max Avery Lichtenstein
Max Avery Lichtenstein is a film composer whose melodic sensibilities, understated arrangements, and creative recording techniques infuse a special character into the movies his music accompanies. Max has written scores and songs for critically-acclaimed narrative features such as James Marsh's The King, Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven, and the film adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella Jesus' Son. His scores can be heard in renowned documentaries including the Academy Award-nominated Mondays at Racine, the Emmy-winning Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists, and Jonathan Caouette's groundbreaking autobiography Tarnation. In 2022 Max received a "Best Score" nomination from the Critics Choice Documentary Awards for his work on The Janes. In addition to composing for film, Max records and performs under the name Camphor.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Composer
- 22 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Max Avery Lichtenstein's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 21
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 10
Grounded 20 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 6
Steady 12 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9
A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet13
- 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 Max Avery Lichtenstein's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Max Avery Lichtenstein'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
32 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.
My Mom Jayne(2025)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The ABCs of Book Banning(2023)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Ride Ahead(2024)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Recall: Reframed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Life After You(2022)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Janes(2022)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all filmsSproutland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Undocumented Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Harley(2020)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Paradise Without People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Rest I Make Up(2018)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Grit(2018)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
When God Sleeps(2017)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Almost There(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Untouchable(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Nation(2015)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Very Semi-Serious(2015)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsThe Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
My Own Man(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Perfect Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
16 Acres(2012)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Mighty Fine(2012)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Mondays at Racine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Code of the West(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
War Don Don(2010)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Westerner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Yes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Loot(2008)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The King(2005)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsExhibit 42 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 2005 to 2025.
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 Max Avery Lichtenstein's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Max Avery Lichtenstein work with?
People who share at least 2 of Max Avery Lichtenstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Richman Cohen shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Rebecca Richman CohenShared titles: Untouchable (2016), Code of the West (2012), War Don Don (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Rebecca Richman Cohen
- Barbara KoppleShared titles: This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017), The Nation (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Kopple
Cinematographers and editors
- Michael CulybaShared titles: This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017), My Own Man (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Culyba
- Nadia HallgrenShared titles: Untouchable (2016), War Don Don (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Nadia Hallgren
- Richard HankinShared titles: The Nation (2015), 16 Acres (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Hankin
- Francisco BelloShared titles: Code of the West (2012), War Don Don (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Francisco Bello
Producers
- David MenschelShared titles: Untouchable (2016), Code of the West (2012), War Don Don (2010)See all 3 shared titles with David Menschel
- Lisa HellerShared titles: My Mom Jayne (2025), The Janes (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Heller
- Nancy AbrahamShared titles: My Mom Jayne (2025), The Janes (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Nancy Abraham
- Abigail DisneyShared titles: Grit (2018), When God Sleeps (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Abigail Disney
