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Leon Narbey

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Leon Narbey's films like?

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

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
27%
Bonds
26%
Society
20%
Survival
19%
Self
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6

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 Leon Narbey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leon Narbey'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

42 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

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

    Cinematographer

  • One Thousand Ropes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dead Lands(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Giselle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Restoring Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Camera Operator

  • The Orator(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • The Winter Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Eeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man in the Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Dean Spanley(2008)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Rain of the Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tattooist(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Creature(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Who Laughs Last? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Naming Number Two(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Colin McCahon: I Am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Whale Rider(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Price of Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Jubilee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Savage Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Punitive Damage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Possum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Snap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Desperate Remedies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • The Footstep Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Red Delicious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Ruby and Rata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Beyond Gravity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lounge Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Illustrious Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Other Halves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Trespasses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Strata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • In Spring One Plants Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Gung Ho - Rewi Alley of China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Camera Department Manager

  • Bastion Point: Day 507 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Skin Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Naya Zamana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 1978 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Whale Rider (2002)

$41M worldwide

Highest rated

Whale Rider (2002)

Midcredits 91st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 42: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 42: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 42: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography36 of 42: 35 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thEditing1 of 42: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 42: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

42 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s1 · 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 Leon Narbey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Naming Number Two (2006)

60th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Whale Rider (2002)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 63. 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 Leon Narbey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leon Narbey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toa Fraser shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers