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Oliver Bokelberg

Oliver Bokelberg

Cinematographer and director, also producer · Born December 21, 1964 (61)

Oliver Bokelberg is a cinematographer and director based in Los Angeles. Bokelberg grew up in Hamburg, Germany and moved to New York City in 1985.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 21, 1964 (61)
Works as
Cinematographer and director, also producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 28 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 19% in 30 days

What are Oliver Bokelberg's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
26%
Bonds
26%
Self
20%
Society
14%
Power
7%
Survival
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
3
Joyful
4
Tense
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Oliver Bokelberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Bokelberg'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

28 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Last Days(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Will Trent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Alaska Daily(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Christmas on the Square(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Big Sky(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Win Win(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Bounty Hunter(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Answer Man(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Matter(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Visitor(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Friend of Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Strangers with Candy(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Avenger(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Loggerheads(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Station Agent(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tigermännchen sucht Tigerweibchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • The Next Big Thing(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hunters in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Long Time Since (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Schimanski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Camera Supervisor

  • Charms Zwischenfälle(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Burning Bridges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • A Licensed Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Bounty Hunter (2010)

$136M worldwide

Highest rated

The Station Agent (2003)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Bounty Hunter (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 27: 5 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thProducing1 of 27: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography21 of 27: 19 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 27: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s4 · 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.

How do Oliver Bokelberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Last Days (2025)

79th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Station Agent (2003)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 57/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 45. 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 Oliver Bokelberg's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Oliver Bokelberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oliver Bokelberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom McCarthy shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers