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Tony Westman

Cinematographer · Born November 24, 1946 (79) · Seattle, Washington, USA

Born
November 24, 1946 (79)
From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 43% in 30 days

What are Tony Westman's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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%
Self
24%
Survival
19%
Morality
12%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 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 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · 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 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
6
Joyful
4
Hopeful
5
Dread
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Tony Westman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Westman'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

37 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Christmas Comes Home to Canaan(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • And Baby Will Fall(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Client List(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Write & Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Cow Belles(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Augusta, Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 35 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

  • I Want to Marry Ryan Banks(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dead Like Me(2003)

    Show 29 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Off Season(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Scorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Stop(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Higher Ground(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Final Ascent(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Charlton Heston Presents the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Alaska(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Beauty's Revenge(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Needful Things(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Rocky IV(1985)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Into Thin Air(1985)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Making of 'The Thing' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Going the Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Camera Operator

  • Family Down the Fraser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Supreme Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Salmon People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Lumsden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Man Who Chooses the Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1975 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Needful Things (1993)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Needful Things (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 36: 4 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting1 of 36: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography28 of 36: 24 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew3 of 36: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

36 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s7 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s3 · 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 Tony Westman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

Final Ascent (2000)

89th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Higher Ground (2000)

Midcredits 92nd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 40. 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.

Who does Tony Westman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Westman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard Braunstein shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers