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Mark Schwartzbard

Cinematographer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Mark Schwartzbard is an American cinematographer based in in Los Angeles and New York.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Mark Schwartzbard's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
25%
Self
20%
Society
18%
Ideas
14%
Power
8%
Morality
8%
Survival
7%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 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
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

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 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 5 · 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 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Bittersweet
8
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
9
Contemplative
8
Other
19

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Mark Schwartzbard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Schwartzbard'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

36 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Chad Powers(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Lowdown(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Based on a True Story(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • You Mean Everything to Me(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reservation Dogs(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Max Richter's Sleep(2019)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Love, Victor(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Photograph(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Social Distance(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Black Christmas(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Forever(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Abstract: The Art of Design(2017)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Always Shine(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Dean(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Master of None(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Just Before I Go(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Wild Canaries(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • How We Got to Now(2014)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • ZIPPER: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Life of a King(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Weekend Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • The Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • About Sunny(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Dish & the Spoon(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Goldstar, Ohio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

  • Falling Awake(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sex and Breakfast(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Losing Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Hitch(2005)

    Second Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Ending(2002)

    Camera Loader

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Garmento(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Photograph (2020)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Lowdown (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 31: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography28 of 31: 27 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew3 of 31: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s16 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2024, Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour).

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mark Schwartzbard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · cinematographer

Garmento (2002)

97th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

How We Got to Now (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 49. 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 Mark Schwartzbard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles4–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles24–49 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian 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 Mark Schwartzbard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Schwartzbard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morgan Neville shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers