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Karim Hussain

Karim Hussain

Cinematographer, writer and director, also editor and producer · Born July 16, 1974 (52) · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Canadian screenwriter, director and cinematographer. He is best known for his 2000 film Subconscious Cruelty and as co-writer of Nacho Cerdà's The Abandoned. In 2006, he adapted French-Canadian writer Marie-Claire Blais' work, La Belle Bête. For it, he won the Director's Award at the Boston Underground Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 16, 1974 (52)
From
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Cinematographer, writer and director, also editor and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 43 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 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Karim Hussain's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th 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
Survival
31%
Morality
20%
Self
18%
Power
12%
Ideas
9%
Society
5%
Bonds
4%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 18

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 20

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 18 · 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 2 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
18
Cold
5
Melancholic
5
Absurd
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous11

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 Karim Hussain's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karim Hussain'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

43 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Forbidden Fruits(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Occupant of the Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • FruitHead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Dark Match(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Gen V(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Infinity Pool(2023)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Orphan: First Kill(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Firestarter(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Seance(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Heightened World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Joy of Practical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Possessor(2020)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Random Acts of Violence(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Seven in Heaven(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Parallel(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mohawk(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Free Fire(2016)

    Aerial Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rupture(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Beeba Boys(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hyena Road(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • We Are Still Here(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • L'autre monde(2013)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer · Sound Designer · Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The ABCs of Death(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Antiviral(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Captured Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Theatre Bizarre(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Hobo with a Shotgun(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Territories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Dolorosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Walled In(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Coffins of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • The Beautiful Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Abandoned(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ascension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The City Without Windows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • The Silent Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Camera Operator

  • Subconscious Cruelty(2000)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Editor · Makeup Effects · Screenplay · Sound Editor · Sound Mixer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Facts Are Safety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Divided Into Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Orphan: First Kill (2022)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

Possessor (2020)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Orphan: First Kill (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 43: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting5 of 43: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting6 of 43: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 43: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography33 of 43: 30 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thEditing1 of 43: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 43: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

43 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s19 · 1 acting · 18 crew2020s13 · 3 acting · 10 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 Karim Hussain's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · cinematographer

Beeba Boys (2015)

84th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Hannibal (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 61/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 44. 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 Karim Hussain's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 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 & Gore15 titles71–96 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles16–85 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles43–91 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles29–76 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles57–90 · median 78 · intenseheavier 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 Karim Hussain work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karim Hussain's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Cotterill shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles