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Renan Ozturk

Renan Ozturk

Cinematographer, director and actor, also producer · Born April 7, 1980 (46) · Germany

Renan Ozturk (born April 7, 1980) is a German-born, American rock climber, free soloist, mountaineer, and visual artist, best known for his first ascent of the Shark's Fin route on Meru Peak in the Himalaya with Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker in 2011.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1980 (46)
From
Germany
Works as
Cinematographer, director and actor, also producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 23% in 30 days

What are Renan Ozturk's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Society
29%
Survival
19%
Ideas
13%
Power
5%
Bonds
5%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
10
Tense
5
Hopeful
5
Thrilling
3
Triumphant
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Rousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

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 Renan Ozturk's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Renan Ozturk'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

26 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Last Rhinos: A New Hope(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Inner Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • The Devil's Climb(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Explorer: Lake of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Lost in the Arctic(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Explorer: The Last Tepui(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Sanctity of Space(2021)

    Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pepsi, Where's My Jet?(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • River(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Ghosts Above (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Himself

  • Gather(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Lost on Everest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Ashes to Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Life Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Mountain(2017)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Denali’s Raven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Additional Camera

  • Sherpa(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Meru(2015)

    Cinematographer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Valley Uprising(2014)

    Cinematographer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mission Antarctic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Reel Rock 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · as Self

  • The Shark's Fin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Actor

  • Reel Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Everest Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • From Kurils with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 22 of them dated from 2010 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Meru (2015)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Valley Uprising (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 24: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting12 of 24: 8 only directing, 4 with another roleCinematography12 of 24: 10 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score95thOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

24 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s12 · 2 acting · 11 crew2020s10 · 1 acting · 10 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Renan Ozturk's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Gather (2020)

63rd percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, cinematographer

Valley Uprising (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 86/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 91, detractors 73. 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 Renan Ozturk work with?

People who share at least 2 of Renan Ozturk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Peedom shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles