Jay Keitel is an American film cinematographer. He attended the Northwest Film Center in Portland and holds a BFA in Film/Video from CalArts.
Biography from TMDB.
- Northern California, USA
- Cinematographer
- 13 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Jay Keitel's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6
Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous7
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 Jay Keitel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- The Man with the Silver Case (2023) · cinematographer · free
- From Nowhere (2016) · cinematographer · free
- Sun Don't Shine (2012) · cinematographer · free
- The Girlfriend Experience (2016) · cinematographer · free
- A Desert (2024) · cinematographer · free
- She Dies Tomorrow (2020) · cinematographer · free
- No More Time (2022) · cinematographer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Jay Keitel'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
29 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Revenge of the Ghoul Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Lost Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
A Desert(2024)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Last Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Walker: Independence(2022)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
No More Time(2022)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
She Dies Tomorrow(2020)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Phoenix Forgotten(2017)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
From Nowhere(2016)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Frontier(2015)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Paperback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Sex, Death and Bowling(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Sideways Light(2014)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all filmsLemonade War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
When We Lived in Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Sun Don't Shine(2012)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all filmsLeave Me Like You Found Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Remigration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
No Matter What (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Anchorage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Violent Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Cryptic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Kid Icarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Black Dragon Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
DTLA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
Highest rated
John Wick: Car Fu Ride-Along (2017)
Most popular right now
Phoenix Forgotten (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.
Awards
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2021, Best Cinematography.
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 Jay Keitel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. 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 Jay Keitel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jay Keitel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Reeb shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Amy SeimetzShared titles: She Dies Tomorrow (2020), Sun Don't Shine (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Amy Seimetz
Writers
- Jennifer HarlowShared titles: No More Time (2022), The Sideways Light (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Harlow
Actors
- Mark ReebShared titles: No More Time (2022), The Sideways Light (2014), Sun Don't Shine (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Reeb
- Jim BeaverShared titles: No More Time (2022), The Frontier (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Beaver
- Tunde AdebimpeShared titles: No More Time (2022), She Dies Tomorrow (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Tunde Adebimpe
- Kate Lyn SheilShared titles: She Dies Tomorrow (2020), Sun Don't Shine (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Lyn Sheil
Composers and editors
- Star RosencransShared titles: A Desert (2024), No More Time (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Star Rosencrans
- Mondo BoysShared titles: She Dies Tomorrow (2020), Phoenix Forgotten (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Mondo Boys
Producers
- Dalila DroegeShared titles: No More Time (2022), Sun Don't Shine (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Dalila Droege
- Elric KaneShared titles: No More Time (2022), The Frontier (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Elric Kane
Mixed roles
- Matthew NewtonShared titles: From Nowhere (2016), The Sideways Light (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Newton
