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Rodrigo Prieto

Rodrigo Prieto

Cinematographer, also director and producer · Born November 23, 1965 (60) · Mexico City, Mexico

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Rodrigo Prieto Stambaugh, ASC, AMC (born November 23, 1965), is a Mexican cinematographer and film director. He has collaborated with Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu, among other prominent directors. He is a member of the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers. Throughout his career, Prieto has received many awards and nominations, including four Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodrigo Prieto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
November 23, 1965 (60)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Cinematographer, also director and producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Rodrigo Prieto's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
24%
Bonds
21%
Morality
15%
Society
12%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 21

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 20

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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 15 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 12

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 19

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
24
Dread
8
Contemplative
8
Romantic
8
Other
28

How their films linger

Haunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic5
  • 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 Rodrigo Prieto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rodrigo Prieto'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

63 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer · as Self

  • El Sarape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Pedro Páramo(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Production Executive

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Barbie(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Glorias(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • R&R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Irishman(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • The Putin Interviews(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Silence(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Passengers(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer · as Self

  • What Lives Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Homesman(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Human Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Likeness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Argo(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • We Bought a Zoo(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Water for Elephants(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Biutiful(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • State of Play(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Broken Embraces(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Camera Operator · as Self

  • Lust, Caution(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Babel(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Brokeback Mountain(2005)

    Cinematographer · as Young Mexican (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Alexander(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Persona Non Grata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Comandante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • 25th Hour(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • 8 Mile(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Frida(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ten Tiny Love Stories(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Original Sin(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ricky 6(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Amores Perros(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Under a Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Optical Fibre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • All of Them Witches(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Oedipus Mayor(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Perfume, efecto inmediato(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dama de Noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • El Asesino del Zodiaco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Love in the Time of Hysteria(1991)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Lost Objects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Paty chula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Luna de miel al cuarto menguante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • La venganza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • El sótano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • No se asombre sargento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Apparat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Midnight Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Untitled Hawaiian Gangster Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • What Happens at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 63 titles, 58 of them dated from 1988 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Barbie (2023)

$1.4B worldwide

Highest rated

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 63: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 63: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 63: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleCinematography60 of 63: 56 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew4 of 63: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

63 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s18 · 1 acting · 18 crew2010s19 · 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 13 major nominations, 2006–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated ×2 · Best Cinematography
  2. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
  3. 2017
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
  4. 2008
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
  5. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Venice award, won · Outstanding Technical Contribution
  6. 2006
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • BAFTA 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 Rodrigo Prieto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 34; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Glorias (2020)

78th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 77/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 60. 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 Rodrigo Prieto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles31–87 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles18–78 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles35–93 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles35–67 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles34–78 · median 59 · 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 Rodrigo Prieto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rodrigo Prieto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gustavo Santaolalla shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers