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Sam Eilertsen

Sam Eilertsen

Cinematographer, director and editor, also producer and writer

Works as
Cinematographer, director and editor, also producer and writer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Sam Eilertsen's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Joyful
3
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
2
Other
9

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Sam Eilertsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Eilertsen'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

18 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Crooked Miles(2026)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Some Day All This Will Be Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Johnny & Clyde(2023)

    "B" Camera Operator · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Israelism(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Penumbra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Agent Toby Barks(2020)

    as Horace's Hacker

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Vault(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Manor(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Man in Red Bandana(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Saving Christmas(2017)

    Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Arlo: The Burping Pig(2016)

    Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Almost Mercy(2015)

    Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Army of the Damned(2013)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Self Storage(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Infected(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Generation on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 2013 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 11: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography6 of 11: 3 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 11: 1 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 11: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

11 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Sam Eilertsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th8

Reviewers score the cinematography 43/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 32. 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 Sam Eilertsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Eilertsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom DeNucci shares the most, 11.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles