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Jan Malíř

Jan Malíř

Cinematographer · Born August 17, 1948 (78) · Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)

Born
August 17, 1948 (78)
From
Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 53 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Jan Malíř's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
25%
Power
20%
Self
13%
Ideas
8%
Survival
5%
Society
5%
Betrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
4
Warm
4
Tense
3
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Jan Malíř's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Jan Malíř'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

53 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Vidět filmem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Prince Mama's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Hovory s TGM(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Doomed Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Johanka's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Holy Quaternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Camera Operator

  • The Confidant(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Red Tails(2012)

    Helicopter Camera

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Leaving(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Walk Worthwhile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • I'm All Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Beauty in Trouble(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Through This Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Up and Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Salem's Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · VFX Supervisor

  • Pupendo(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Joys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Andel Exit(2000)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Divided We Fall(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kuře melancholik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Digital Compositor

  • Cosy Dens(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Where Stars Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer · Composer

  • Heimliche Zeugen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Učitel tance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Big Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Test of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Ecce Constantia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tank Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Pražákům, těm je hej (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Ta naše písnička česká II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Prstienky z kukučiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Čeleď brouků finančníků (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Currency and Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • The Jester and the Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Theft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Marriage Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Hvězdy nad Syslím údolím (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Ustláno na čekankách (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Chronicle Of The Pied Piper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Hrom do kapelníka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Tunel Omega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Veľké šťastie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Alfons Mucha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Československá spartakiáda 1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Camera Operator

  • The Apple Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Camera Operator

  • Bakaláři (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Červená kůlna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Orfeo ed Euridice: Vienna Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles, 52 of them dated from 1968 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Pupendo (2003)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

Cosy Dens (1999)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Leaving (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 53: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic1 of 53: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography45 of 53: 44 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew6 of 53: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s2 · crew1980s16 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 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 Jan Malíř's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Leaving (2011)

63rd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Cosy Dens (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

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 Jan Malíř work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jan Malíř's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jan Hřebejk shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers