Matthew Akers

What are Matthew Akers' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

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 Matthew Akers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).

• HBO Max2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Wartorn: 1861-2010 (2010) · cinematographer
  • Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story (2004) · cinematographer
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (2025) · director, producer
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (2025) · director, producer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Cyborg: A Documentary (2023) · cinematographer

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Akers' 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

17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

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  Everyone Is Lying to You for Money(2025)

  Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  David Blaine: Do Not Attempt(2025)

  Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows80^th
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  Orlando Bloom: To the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Show 3 episodes · Co-Executive Producer
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  Cyborg: A Documentary(2023)

  Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~85^th
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  David Blaine: Ascension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

  Director
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  David Blaine: The Magic Way(2020)

  Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  BookTube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Show 18 episodes · Director
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  David Blaine: Beyond Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

  Director
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  David Blaine: Real or Magic(2013)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present(2012)

  Director · Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Lemon(2011)

  Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~51^st
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  Wartorn: 1861-2010(2010)

  Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful(2009)

  Camera Operator

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Carrier(2008)

  Show Producer

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows94^th
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  Big Ideas for a Small Planet(2007)

  Show Producer

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)~73^rd
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  Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story(2004)

  Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Elaine Stritch at Liberty(2002)

  Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)

$157K worldwide

Highest rated

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)

Midcredits 97^th

Most popular right now

David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (2025)

Awards

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2012–2013.

1. 2013
   • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Documentary
2. 2012
   • Berlinale award, won · Documentary Film
   • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary

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 Matthew Akers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89^th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

543

• Universally Loved5
• Loved with Detractors1
• Crowd Pleaser4
• Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Cyborg: A Documentary (2023)

95^th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2002)

Midcredits 99^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Matthew Akers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Akers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sheila Nevins shares the most, 4.