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Liviu Mãrghidan

Cinematographer and producer

Works as
Cinematographer and producer
Titles
4 on Motif · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Liviu Mãrghidan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
32%
Bonds
25%
Power
12%
Ideas
12%
Morality
7%
Self
6%
Survival
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · 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 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Liviu Mãrghidan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Liviu Mãrghidan's titles on Motif; 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

30 credits, 4 with a Motif page.

  • You Don't Belong Here (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • My Daughter(2026)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Albocalmin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Castelul Crăiței (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • 21 Rubies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Pink (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Voice Crying in the Wilderness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Serghei Mizil - Viața înainte și după revoluție (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • The Sentries of the Delta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Co-Writer

  • Beginning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Indecency(2019)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Sentries (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Pororoca (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • By the Rails (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • America, Here We Come! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • A Very Unsettled Summer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • The Phantom Father (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Medal of Honor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Principles of life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Tales from the Golden Age(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • One-Day Adventures (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Yellow Smiley Face (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • California Dreamin'(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Margo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Adrian copilul minune (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Assistant Director of Photography

  • Ela, or the Diary of a Dutiful Daughter from Romania (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • F.E.Z.Z. (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Ninel (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Wetland of the Jackals (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 26 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Tales from the Golden Age (2009)

$494K worldwide

Highest rated

California Dreamin' (2007)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

My Daughter (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 30: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 30: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 30: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleCinematography25 of 30: 20 only cinematography, 5 with another role

30 titles, 7 with more than one role — cinematography and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Liviu Mãrghidan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer, cinematographer

My Daughter (2026)

60th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

California Dreamin' (2007)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

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 Midcredits 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.

Who does Liviu Mãrghidan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liviu Mãrghidan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Razvan Vasilescu shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers