Cut Chemist
Actor · Hollywood, CA
Born Lucas Macfadden in Hollywood, CA, Cut Chemist has been recording and performing for nearly 30 years. Known as a turntablist, he started his journey into djing at age 11. By the time he was 14 year old, Cut started recording with his friends (including Chali 2na of Jurassic 5) in an inclosed sun patio that his dad converted into a small make-shift recording studio. By age 21, Cut was a founding member of both the rap group Jurassic 5 and the Grammy award winning Latin funk outfit, Ozomatli. His involvement with both groups helped develop a taste for music and rhythms from around the world while keeping his passion for the hip hop tradition. His mix-tapes and remixes became critically acclaimed. His ‘Chemist’ moniker was fully realized with his instrumental, Lesson 6: The Lecture. In the years following, Cut started a series of mix cds with DJ Shadow using all 45s. Brainfreeze, Product Placement and The Hard Sell, the last of which debuted and headlined at the world famous Hollywood Bowl. Cut’s solo album journey would begin with The Audience is Listening which was released on Warner Bros in 2006. Following his major label stint, he decided to create his own boutique label that would allow him more freedom. Sound Of The Police, Funk Off Mega Mix & his sophomore solo album, Die Cut were his most notable releases. Although these albums may sound very different from one another, they all have a single thing that ties them together - Cut Chemist pushes boundaries on all of them, testing our musical palates while introducing us to obscure musical finds.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Hollywood, CA
- Actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Cut Chemist's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Cut Chemist's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Cut Chemist'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
9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Up in the Air(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Jennifer's Body(2009)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all filmsDJ Dusk's Root Down Soundclash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist present: Hard Sell At The Hollywood Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Juno(2007)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist: Product Placement on Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Scratch(2001)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Never Been Kissed(1999)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Renegades of Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 1999 to 2009; peak year 2008.
Film career
Peak 2008 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2001Screen debut· Scratch
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 Cut Chemist's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
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.