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Alex Poppas

Cinematographer, also director

Works as
Cinematographer, also director
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Alex Poppas' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
18%
Survival
18%
Ideas
18%
Society
12%
Power
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · 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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
4
Tense
4
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Cathartic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Alex Poppas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Poppas' 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

11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Alien Encounters: Declassified(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Brave Enough(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Haunted Towns(2017)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Unprotected(2017)

    Show Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghost Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 14 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Ian Harvie: Superhero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Ghost Hunters International(2008)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • House of 1000 Corpses(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2003 to 2023.

Biggest box office

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography5 of 5: 5 only cinematography, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Alex Poppas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Haunted Towns (2017)

91st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 92% 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 Alex Poppas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Poppas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Duchscher shares the most, 2.

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles