Sam Cullman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sam Cullman (born 1976) is a cinematographer, director and editor of documentaries, and the founder of Yellow Cake Films, a film production company. Cullman graduated from Brown University in 1999, receiving a degree in Urban Studies and Visual Arts.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Cinematographer, director and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Known for
What are Sam Cullman's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 9 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous8
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 Sam Cullman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Sam Cullman'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
16 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
BronX BandA: Arturo O'Farrill & The Bronx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Our League (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
What Would Sophia Loren Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Lenox Hill(2020)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Get Me Roger Stone(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
True New York(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Class Divide(2015)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Art and Craft(2014)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Watchers of the Sky(2014)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The House I Live In(2012)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
King Corn(2007)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Giuliani Time(2005)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 2011 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Art and Craft (2014)
Highest rated
The House I Live In (2012)
Most popular right now
Get Me Roger Stone (2017)
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 Sam Cullman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 58/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 43. 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 Sam Cullman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sam Cullman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wayne Barrett shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Wayne BarrettShared titles: Get Me Roger Stone (2017), Giuliani Time (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Wayne Barrett
- Rudy GiulianiShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Giuliani Time (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Rudy Giuliani
Producers
- Daniel DiMauroShared titles: Get Me Roger Stone (2017), The House I Live In (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel DiMauro
- Lisa Kleiner-ChanoffShared titles: Art and Craft (2014), Watchers of the Sky (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Kleiner-Chanoff
- Nick FraserShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Fraser
- Sally Jo FiferShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Sally Jo Fifer