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Claudia Raschke

Claudia Raschke

Cinematographer

"Capturing the big and the small moments of the amazing world we live in feeds my passion for the art of cinematography. Equally important is that I bear witness to and document the unique stories that unfold before my eyes in a way that dismantles barriers, opens doors, and reveals truth. I believe that filming intuitively, honestly and without inhibition is a journey that requires a compassionate heart and the ability to see and hear what lies beneath the surface." -Claudia Raschke Cinematographer Claudia Raschke was born in one of the largest European ports near the Baltic Sea in Northern Germany. Throughout her childhood the chain of movie theaters owned by her mother brought Claudia into the world of film. After college Claudia's studied of the art and technique of cinematography on the practical level while working with some of the most prominent and accomplished international filmmakers. She is a founding member of the NYC Kamera Kollektiv, a boutique agency for documentary cinematographers and a member of AMPAS. Among her many notable award winning films are: Oscar-nominated and Emmy winning RBG (Magnolia/ Participant/ CNN Films), Oscar-nominated GOD IS THE BIGGER ELVIS (HBO), Oscar short-listed JULIA (CNN Films/ Imagine Entertainment/ Sony Classic) and MAD HOT BALLROOM (Paramount), Oscar short-listed and Emmy winning BOYS STATE (A24), Peabody Award-winning MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY (Amazon Studios/Participant Media), Critics Award nominated FAUCI (NAT GEO/ Magnolia/ Disney+), PARTICLE FEVER (Bond 360), THE FREEDOM TO MARRY (Argot Pictures), OBSESSED WITH LIGHT (Artermis Rising Foundation), YOURS IN FREEDOM, BILL BAIRD (Terra Mater Studios) Her latest documentary series work includes The House of Hammer (Discovery +), Eleanor and Franklin (CNN), Pharma (Showtime).

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Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Claudia Raschke's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
36%
Self
18%
Ideas
14%
Survival
13%
Bonds
8%
Morality
6%
Power
5%
Community8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 3 · 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 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
12
Contemplative
9
Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Joyful
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Claudia Raschke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claudia Raschke'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

47 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Top of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever(2026)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kevin Costner's the West(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Inside the Mind of a Dog(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Loïe Fuller: Obsessed with Light(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Yours in Freedom, Bill Baird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • I Am We (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • House of Hammer(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Julia(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Pauli Murray(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Fauci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Mae West: Die verruchte Blonde(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Coup 53 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bit Player (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The Good, the Bad, the Hungry(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Activate: The Global Citizen Movement(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • RBG(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Jewish Journey: America(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crescendo! The Power of Music(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Particle Fever(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • God Is the Bigger Elvis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Virgin Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Deaf Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Frame Of Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Let's Talk About Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Black Magic(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Jewish People(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Music in Me: The Leopards Take Manhattan - The Little Band That Roared(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Walking on the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Mad Hot Ballroom(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me, Guido(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • No Way Home(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • His and Hers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Good Time(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Charlie's Ear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Indian Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • The Voice-Over Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Camera

  • Dr. Ded Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Last Exit to Brooklyn(1989)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Not Just Any Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Camera

  • The Dummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

RBG (2018)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

RBG (2018)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Kevin Costner's the West (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography33 of 37: 33 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew4 of 37: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s10 · 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 Claudia Raschke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (2019)

96th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

RBG (2018)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 56/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 29. 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 Claudia Raschke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claudia Raschke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Betsy West shares the most, 3.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles