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Keith L. Smith

Cinematographer, also producer

Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Keith L. Smith's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
31%
Morality
19%
Self
16%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 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 25 · Serious 9 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 30 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 17 · Charged 18 · Intense 8

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 23 · 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 20 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 9

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 23 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 27 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Hopeful
14
Warm
10
Absurd
12
Melancholic
13
Other
42

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous8
  • 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 Keith L. Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keith L. Smith'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

65 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page.

  • Trouble Man(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Rebel Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • The Secret Between Us(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Johnny Black(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Miracles Across 125th Street(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blood Pageant(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • POV: Points Of View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Troubled Waters(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bullet Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Holiday Rush(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Brother 2(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fanatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Three's Complicated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Tales from the Hood 2(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Dog and Pony Show(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Jacqueline and Jilly(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rich & the Ruthless(2017)

    Show 23 episodes · Cinematographer · Producer

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

  • The Christmas Swap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Merry Christmas, Baby(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Secret She Kept(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • What Love Will Make You Do(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Grandma's House(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • White Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • My Favorite Five(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • American Justice(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Forgiveness(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Pact(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Fright Night Files(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Alien Rising(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • White T(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dreams(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Anything Is Possible(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Letter(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Suicide Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mysteria(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mama I Want to Sing(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Decisions(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • American Lowrider(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Blessed and Cursed(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Invited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Pastor Brown(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Steppin: The Movie(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Nite Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • A Good Man Is Hard to Find(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • American Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Black Candle(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Malibooty!(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • With or Without You(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Love and a Bullet(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Wash(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Tara(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fire & Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Gang Tapes(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Luck of the Draw(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Three Kings(1999)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Sex Monster(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Harlem Aria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Point Blank(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Rough Draft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • The Girl Gets Moe(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Bible on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • The Soul Mate Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles, 47 of them dated from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Wash (2001)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Gang Tapes (2001)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

The Rich & the Ruthless (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 49: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography45 of 49: 45 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thOther crew3 of 49: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s8 · 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 Keith L. Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 46; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th27

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 48 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive21
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · cinematographer

What Love Will Make You Do (2015)

99th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Secret Between Us (2025)

Midcredits 71st · 62% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 37/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 26. 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 Keith L. Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles28–72 · median 51 · 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 Keith L. Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keith L. Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leslie Small shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles