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Ryan Samul

Ryan Samul

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are Ryan Samul's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
28%
Self
25%
Morality
18%
Bonds
13%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 8 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
9
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous10

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 Ryan Samul's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Samul'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

30 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Hide and Seek(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Payback(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Haunt(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • UFO(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Prey at Night(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Phenom(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • I Am Rebel(2016)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Experimenter(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dark Was the Night(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cold in July(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Glass Chin(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hellbenders(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • We Are What We Are(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sparrows Dance(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Man(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • She Loves Me Not(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Officer Down(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Ogre's Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Putzel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • 4:44 Last Day on Earth(2011)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bandit(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Stake Land(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Biker Fox(2010)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Missing Person(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Coverup(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • New York City Serenade(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mulberry St(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Steel City(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2006 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Cold in July (2014)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography24 of 26: 24 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew2 of 26: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s21 · 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 Ryan Samul's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 22 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 22

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · cinematographer

I Am Rebel (2016)

91st percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Cold in July (2014)

Midcredits 74th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 51. 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 Ryan Samul's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles66–88 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles7–57 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles35–71 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–39 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles58–91 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Ryan Samul work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Samul's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Damici shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles