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Nancy Schreiber

Nancy Schreiber

Cinematographer · Born June 27, 1949 (77) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Born
June 27, 1949 (77)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 82 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Nancy Schreiber's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Society
16%
Morality
15%
Survival
13%
Ideas
7%
Power
4%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 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 22 · Serious 12 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 31 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 19 · Charged 20 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 6

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 22 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 32 · 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 22 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 6

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 23 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Contemplative
20
Warm
14
Melancholic
18
Bittersweet
10
Other
40

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

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 Nancy Schreiber's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nancy Schreiber'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

82 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Rookie: Feds(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Silt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • The Choir and Conductor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Filmmakers for the Prosecution(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Moving Parts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Miss Virginia(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mapplethorpe(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Julie's Greenroom(2017)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Kepler's Dream(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Better Things(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Eva Hesse(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Folk Hero & Funny Guy(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Silver Skies(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tab Hunter Confidential(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fugly!(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Short History of Decay(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • And the Oscar Goes to...(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • It's a Disaster(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Between Us(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Just 45 Minutes from Broadway(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Every Day(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Serious Moonlight(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Six Wives of Henry Lefay(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Motherhood(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Huxley on Huxley(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Beautiful Life(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Flakes(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Filthy Gorgeous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Nines(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • American Gun(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Loverboy(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Born Killers(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • November (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Camera Operator

  • The Failures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • November(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Path to War(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Buying the Cow(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Hamptons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • On the Edge(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Shooting War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Shadow Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • The Source(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Butter(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Your Friends and Neighbors(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Influenza 1918 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Standoff(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender(1997)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Forgotten Silver(1995)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Nevada(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of Inferno(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Scorpion Spring(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Celluloid Closet(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The 'M' Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Girl in the Cadillac(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Soft Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Dead Beat(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Lush Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Visions of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Chain of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Kiss Me a Killer(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Baby-Sitters Club(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Through the Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Trapped Alive(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Comedienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Additional Photography

  • Possum Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • That Our Children Would Not Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Assistant Camera

  • Six American Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Lighting Director

  • Girls at 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Assistant Camera

  • Fat Monroe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 73 titles, 72 of them dated from 1975 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

$48M worldwide

Highest rated

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Nines (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 73: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 73: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography65 of 73: 64 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdOther crew7 of 73: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s21 · crew2000s23 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s4 · 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 Nancy Schreiber's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 54 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · cinematographer

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway (2012)

90th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 56/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 38. 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 Nancy Schreiber's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles18–76 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Nancy Schreiber work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nancy Schreiber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeffrey Friedman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles