Sam Russell
- Cinematographer
- 10 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Known for
What are Sam Russell's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous3
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 Russell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Sam Russell'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, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
BronX BandA: Arturo O'Farrill & The Bronx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Storming Caesars Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Lost Kitchen(2021)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Far From the Tree(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Slay the Dragon(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
My Year with Helen(2017)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
George Michael: Freedom(2017)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all showsMakers: Once and For All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
By Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Finding Your Roots(2012)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2014 to 2024.
Biggest box office
My Year with Helen (2017)
Highest rated
George Michael: Freedom (2017)
Most popular right now
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Sam Russell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
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 Russell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sam Russell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stef Gordon shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Chris DurranceShared titles: Ken Burns Presents: The Gene (2020), Slay the Dragon (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Durrance
Actors
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.Shared titles: Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Cinematographers and editors
- Stephen McCarthyShared titles: The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (2024), Ken Burns Presents: The Gene (2020), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen McCarthy
- Graham SmithShared titles: George Michael: Freedom (2017), Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Graham Smith
- Jenna BlissShared titles: Ken Burns Presents: The Gene (2020), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jenna Bliss
- Seth BomseShared titles: Slay the Dragon (2019), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Seth Bomse
Producers
- Stef GordonShared titles: Slay the Dragon (2019), Far From the Tree (2017), Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Stef Gordon
- Dorin Razam-GrunfeldShared titles: Slay the Dragon (2019), Far From the Tree (2017), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Dorin Razam-Grunfeld
- Dyllan McGeeShared titles: Far From the Tree (2017), Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Dyllan McGee
- Rachel DretzinShared titles: Far From the Tree (2017), Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016), Finding Your Roots (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Rachel Dretzin
