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Matthias Schubert

Matthias Schubert

Cinematographer, also editor

Works as
Cinematographer, also editor
Titles
31 on Motif · 42 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Matthias Schubert's films like?

Across their 29 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Motif score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Motif score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Motif score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Motif score: 36th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Motif score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Motif score: 39th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Survival
29%
Self
21%
Bonds
16%
Society
13%
Morality
12%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 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 8 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

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

A split, not a type: Casual 16 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
8
Melancholic
10
Absurd
6
Contemplative
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9

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 Matthias Schubert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 31 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthias Schubert's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

42 credits, 31 with a Motif page.

  • Bigfoot I Love You(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Disney Worldbuilders(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lucky Strike(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dead Media(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Magazine Dreams(2023)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Long Game(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Trap(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Shelter in Solitude(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Price We Pay(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • 1UP(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Satanic Hispanics(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Getaway(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Rushed(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I Am Mortal(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Doorman(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Shed(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Coyote Lake(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Place Called Hollywood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Nightmare Cinema(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Downrange(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Christian Audigier the Vif(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • This Just In(2016)

    Show Cinematographer

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Addicted to Fresno(2015)

    Additional Photography

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Lights Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Maidens of the Sea(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Reason (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • My Trip Back to the Dark Side(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Voodoo Possession (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Pleasure or Pain(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Last Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Triangle: Going to America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Lost Lake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Sebastian (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Selling(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Raven(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Jack Rio (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Still Life(2006)

    Editor

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Soul Trader (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Lucky Strike (2026)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Christian Audigier the Vif (2017)

Motif 98th

Most popular right now

Lucky Strike (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography29 of 31: 28 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Motif score37thEditing2 of 31: 1 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s11 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Matthias Schubert's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Motif score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · cinematographer

This Just In (2016)

98th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Christian Audigier the Vif (2017)

Motif 98th · 97% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Matthias Schubert's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles52–99 · median 94 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles5–55 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 35
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian 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 Matthias Schubert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthias Schubert's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aldo Shllaku shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles