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Alex Vendler

Alex Vendler

Cinematographer, also producer

Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 41% in 30 days

What are Alex Vendler's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th 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
Self
27%
Bonds
20%
Ideas
15%
Morality
11%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Power
8%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 6

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3

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 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Absurd
9
Dread
5
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical3

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 Alex Vendler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Vendler'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

41 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Time Trials: A Dragstrip Requiem(2025)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • American Muscle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Old Man(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Youtopia(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mr. Corman(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Shattered(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The UCB Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Tales of Halloween(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Atticus Institute(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hours(2013)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Inventing Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Head 2 Head(2012)

    Show Producer

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

  • Ignition(2012)

    Show Producer

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

  • The Woman(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Deep in the Valley(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Hottie & the Nottie(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Camera Operator

  • Babysitter Wanted(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Out at the Wedding(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Suffering Man's Charity(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • TV: The Movie(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • The Pity Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Secrets of the Code(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • These Girls(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mortuary(2005)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Melvin Goes to Dinner(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Tom Hits His Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Better Housekeeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Very Mean Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Bad Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Thin Pink Line(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • 10 Seconds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Kurt & Courtney(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Bible and Gun Club(1996)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Empathy Fatigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography32 of 35: 32 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew3 of 35: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s6 · 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 Alex Vendler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of the 23 of 24 with a score; across their 20 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 20

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · cinematographer

Youtopia (2022)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)

Midcredits 68th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 50/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 31. 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 Alex Vendler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 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 titles34–96 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles18–57 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles19–60 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–44 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles33–88 · median 66 · intenseheavier 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 Alex Vendler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Vendler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lucky McKee shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers