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Patrick Lin

Patrick Lin

Cinematographer, also actor

Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Patrick Lin's films like?

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

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Warm
4
Joyful
2
Bittersweet
2
Thrilling
1
Other
4

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2

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 Patrick Lin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Patrick Lin'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

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Win or Lose(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Nona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Camera Supervisor

  • Toy Story 4(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Bao(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Inside Out(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Blue Umbrella(2013)

    Camera Supervisor · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Up(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Ratatouille(2007)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Incredibles(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Monsters, Inc.(2001)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Grip · Lighting Technician

  • Toy Story 2(1999)

    Sequence Leads

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1999 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography6 of 13: 6 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thOther crew7 of 13: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score98th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · 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 Patrick Lin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 9 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Reviewers score the cinematography 86/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 76. 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.

Is Patrick Lin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles15–42 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–34 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian 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 Patrick Lin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patrick Lin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pete Docter shares the most, 4.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles