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Frank Prinzi

Cinematographer, also producer

Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
31 on Motif · 42 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Frank Prinzi's films like?

Across their 22 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Motif score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Motif score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Bonds
31%
Morality
20%
Self
19%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Survival
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 11 · Serious 8 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 14 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 14 · 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 12 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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 11 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Absurd
7
Warm
7
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Frank Prinzi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 31 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Prinzi's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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, 31 with a Motif page.

  • The Virtuoso(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Still Happy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The Enemy Within(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • An Interview with God(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hot Air(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Wish You Well(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Firelight(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Valentine(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Trumbo(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Sidewalks of New York(2001)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 61 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Chinese Coffee (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • The David Cassidy Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • The Best Man(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 200 Cigarettes(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Witness to the Mob(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • No Looking Back(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Real Blonde(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Women, Captured Hearts(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sex & the Other Man(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • She's the One(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Firehouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Grave(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Living in Oblivion(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Jungle Fever(1991)

    Additional Camera

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Paris Is Burning(1990)

    Additional Camera

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Pledge Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Night of the Living Dead(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Resident Alien (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Northern Exposure(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Do the Right Thing(1989)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Pennsylvania(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Suicide Club (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Chief Zabu(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Better Tomorrow II(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Fig Tree (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Sleepwalk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Seven Women, Seven Sins(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • White and Lazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Stranger Than Paradise(1984)

    Gaffer · Grip

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1984 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Best Man (1999)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Living in Oblivion (1995)

Motif 94th

Most popular right now

The Virtuoso (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 39: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 39: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography34 of 39: 32 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Motif score55thOther crew4 of 39: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s9 · crew1990s17 · crew2000s4 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Frank Prinzi's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Motif score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

Chief Zabu (1988)

93rd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Northern Exposure (1990)

Motif 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 58/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Frank Prinzi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles17–57 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles22–75 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles13–37 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33

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 Frank Prinzi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Prinzi's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darnell Martin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers