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Andrew Droz Palermo

Andrew Droz Palermo

Cinematographer and director, also actor and writer · Columbia, Missouri, USA

Berlinale award nominee · Sundance award winner

Andrew Droz Palermo, ASC, is an American cinematographer. He is known for his work on The Green Knight (2021), A Ghost Story (2017), You're Next (2011), A Teacher (2013), and for directing Rich Hill (2014) and One & Two (2015). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Droz Palermo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Columbia, Missouri, USA
Works as
Cinematographer and director, also actor and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 27 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Andrew Droz Palermo's films like?

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

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Survival
26%
Morality
15%
Bonds
14%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
4
Dread
3
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Andrew Droz Palermo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Droz Palermo'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

27 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mother Mary(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbolts*(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Big Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Moon Knight(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Green Knight(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The True Adventures of Wolfboy(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Long Dumb Road(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Strange Angel(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Lakota in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • (The [End) of History Illusion] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • A Ghost Story(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • 10 Crosby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rusted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • One and Two(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 6 Years(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rich Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • A Teacher(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • You're Next(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dear Valued Guests (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Black Metal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • V/H/S(2012)

    Cinematographer · as Fifth Thug (segment "Tape 56")

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Man & Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Gathering Squall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Independent Lens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Cinematographer

  • Saturn Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Thunderbolts* (2025)

$382M worldwide

Highest rated

Thunderbolts* (2025)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 27: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 27: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 27: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography26 of 27: 22 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thEditing1 of 27: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

27 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2010s19 · 1 acting · 19 crew2020s6 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2014–2015.

WinNomination
  1. 2015
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Generation 14plus - Best Film
  2. 2014
    • Sundance award, won · Documentary

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 Andrew Droz Palermo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Mother Mary (2026)

62nd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Thunderbolts* (2025)

Midcredits 86th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 57. 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.

Is Andrew Droz Palermo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles36–94 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles18–64 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles26–85 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles21–73 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles35–86 · median 60 · 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 Andrew Droz Palermo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Droz Palermo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Lowery shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles