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Cynthia Pusheck

Cynthia Pusheck

Cinematographer

Cynthia Pusheck is a cinematographer, known for Our Flag Means Death (2022), Strange Angel (2018) and Good Girls Revolt (2015). She is married to Barry Baz Idoine.

Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Cynthia Pusheck's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
25%
Self
18%
Bonds
16%
Power
12%
Morality
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
6%
Isolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · 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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Cynthia Pusheck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cynthia Pusheck'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

19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ballard(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Beacon 23(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Bold Type(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Good Girls Revolt(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street(2010)

    Underwater Camera

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Loving Annabelle(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Coachella(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous(2005)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Finding Kate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Devil's Pond(2003)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Three Days of Rain(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Up Against Amanda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rowdy Girls(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Magnolia(1999)

    Underwater Camera

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • One Hand, Left (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • The Housekeeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • The Killing Jar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie(1995)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 12:01 PM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Second Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1990 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Three Days of Rain (2002)

$2.8K worldwide

Highest rated

Ballard (2025)

Midcredits 72nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography9 of 15: 9 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew6 of 15: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · 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 Cynthia Pusheck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Three Days of Rain (2002)

68th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Good Girls Revolt (2015)

Midcredits 89th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 55. 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.

Is Cynthia Pusheck's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Cynthia Pusheck work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cynthia Pusheck's MovieCove titles; Tiffany Reis shares the most, 2.