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Jarmo Kiuru

Jarmo Kiuru

Cinematographer, also actor · Born April 10, 1985 (41) · Sysmä, Finland

Jarmo Kiuru is a Jussi award nominated cinematographer whose works have been awarded in Sundance (Girl Picture 2022, The Date 2013), Berlinale (The Date) and Canneseries (Mister8 2021). His films have also competed in Cannes and Toronto (All Inclusive 2019) among other major film festivals. He is a board member of FSC, also acting as a secretary and running the social media crew. “Similarly, as each story should find the ways it wants and needs to be told, I’m looking for ways to become myself as an artist.”

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1985 (41)
From
Sysmä, Finland
Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
8 on Motif · 37 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 27% in 30 days

What are Jarmo Kiuru's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif 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

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Bonds
27%
Power
21%
Ideas
7%
Survival
4%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Bittersweet
1
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jarmo Kiuru's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jarmo Kiuru'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

37 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

  • Tell Everyone(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Superstar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Kaunis rietas onnellinen(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Therapy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • The Evaluation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • 100 Liters of Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Supporting Actor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Heavier Trip(2024)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Eroja ja sovintoja (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

  • No Dot on the I (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Girl Picture(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Dinosaur(2021)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mister8 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

  • There Will Be Spring (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Games People Play(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Killing Tony (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Nyrkki(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Force of Habit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Festive Spirit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • No Big Deal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • All Inclusive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Olen ajatellut elää (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Two Bodies on a Beach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Duke of the Suburbs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Door (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Committee (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki(2016)

    as Documentary Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Salesmen of Happiness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Savupiippu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Iris (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Kummisetäni thaimorsian (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Date (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Where Once We Walked (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • August (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • Love in Vain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Lighting Technician

  • 200 Liters of Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Eve's Call (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 35 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016)

$571K worldwide

Highest rated

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

  • 2016Screen debut· The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 37: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography33 of 37: 33 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew3 of 37: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s18 · 1 acting · 17 crew2020s16 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jarmo Kiuru's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016)

Midcredits 87th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Jarmo Kiuru work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jarmo Kiuru's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oona Airola shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Mixed roles