Ante Cheng is a Taipei-born American cinematographer based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work on Ms. Purple, Blue Bayou and Pachinko. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ante Cheng, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- Cinematographer, also producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Ante Cheng's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet7
- 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 Ante Cheng's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Ante Cheng'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, 12 with a MovieCove page.
By Any Means(2026)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Sterling Point(2026)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
His & Hers(2026)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Ironheart(2025)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Sick Girl(2023)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Jamojaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Darby and the Dead(2022)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Pachinko(2022)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Posies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
I Would Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Blue Bayou(2021)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Phony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Death of Nintendo(2020)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Shit You Knot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Baldwin Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Shabbos Goy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Samir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Ms. Purple(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
CODA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Just One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Goldfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Where Dreams Rest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Sophia & Josh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Iman and the Light Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Gook(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Afuera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 2016 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Blue Bayou (2021)
Highest rated
Blue Bayou (2021)
Most popular right now
His & Hers (2026)
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
3 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2025.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Main Title Design
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · 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 Ante Cheng's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. 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 Ante Cheng's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ante Cheng work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ante Cheng's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Justin Chon shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Justin ChonShared titles: Blue Bayou (2021), Ms. Purple (2019), Gook (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Justin Chon
Composers and editors
- Reynolds BarneyShared titles: Blue Bayou (2021), Gook (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Reynolds Barney
- Roger SuenShared titles: Blue Bayou (2021), Gook (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Suen
Producers
- Alan PaoShared titles: Blue Bayou (2021), Ms. Purple (2019), Gook (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Pao
- Alex ChiShared titles: Blue Bayou (2021), Ms. Purple (2019), Gook (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Chi
- Eddie RubinShared titles: Darby and the Dead (2022), Blue Bayou (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Eddie Rubin
- Dennis KwonShared titles: Ms. Purple (2019), Gook (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Kwon