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Alex Takats

Alex Takats

Cinematographer and producer

Alex Takats is a documentary director and cinematographer based in New York. His work with Academy Award-nominated Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady of Loki Films as a producer and cinematographer includes One Of Us (Netflix), Love Fraud (Showtime), Dogs (Netflix) and Endangered (HBO). As a DP, he’s worked with directors David France, Amy Berg, RJ Cutler, Lauren Greenfield, and many others. His work has been shown at film festivals around the world such as the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes, DOC NYC, IDFA and TIFF. Alex has spoken about observational cinematography at DOC NYC PRO and was chosen for the 2022 DOC NYC 40 under 40 list. He was a recipient of the 2022 Catapult Film Fund development grant for his short documentary, We’re All We Got. He recently shot The Lake, which premiered on Day One of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

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Works as
Cinematographer and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 39% in 30 days

What are Alex Takats' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Society
19%
Morality
15%
Bonds
14%
Ideas
12%
Power
8%
Survival
5%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Contemplative
5
Tense
3
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Alex Takats' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Takats' 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

11 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Love+War(2025)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Elton John: Never Too Late(2024)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • We’re All We Got (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Quad Gods(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Endangered(2022)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Love Fraud(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Call Your Mother(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dogs(2018)

    Show Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • One of Us(2017)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 2017 to 2025.

Biggest box office

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Dogs (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 8: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing3 of 8: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography4 of 8: 2 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 8: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s7 · crew

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

How do Alex Takats' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Quad Gods (2024)

86th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

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 Alex Takats work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Takats' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Heidi Ewing shares the most, 7.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles