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Benjamin Loeb

Benjamin Loeb

Cinematographer, also producer · Born November 12, 1987 (38) · Nairobi, Kenya

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Benjamin Loeb is a Norwegian-Canadian cinematographer. Loeb mostly works in Europe and North America. He is known for Pieces of a Woman, After Yang, and Dream Scenario. His work on Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy made him receive a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1987 (38)
From
Nairobi, Kenya
Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
10 on Motif · 25 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Benjamin Loeb's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
45%
Bonds
18%
Survival
15%
Morality
11%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Benjamin Loeb's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Loeb'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

25 credits, 10 with a Motif page.

  • Stolen Memories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Zi(2026)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Big Bold Beautiful Journey(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dream Scenario(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • When You Finish Saving the World(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sick of Myself(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • After Yang(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of a Woman(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Colours (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Germany. A Winter's Tale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Mobile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer · Writer

  • Mandy(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Weight of Spring (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer · Writer

  • King Cobra(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hello Destroyer(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • World Wide Woven Bodies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Bison (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • The Veil of Twilight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Gaffer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Good Machine Gun Sound (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Norway Massacre: The Killer's Mind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Amor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Tropical Gothic (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Sick of Myself (2022)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Dream Scenario (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing2 of 25: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 25: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography24 of 25: 21 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 25: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

25 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s8 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2019, 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 Benjamin Loeb's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer, cinematographer

Zi (2026)

81st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Sick of Myself (2022)

Midcredits 87th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 51. 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.

Is Benjamin Loeb's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles3–75 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–71 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles35–67 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles10–81 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles11–77 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Benjamin Loeb work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benjamin Loeb's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kogonada shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers