James Kniest
- Cinematographer
- 10 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are James Kniest's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
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 6
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 James Kniest's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for James Kniest'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
16 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
The Devil's Mouth(2026)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
REM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Midnight Club(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
The Free Fall(2021)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
American Horror Stories(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
The Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Crawlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
A Nasty Piece of Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Uncanny Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Wish Upon(2017)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Bye Bye Man(2017)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Within(2016)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Hush(2016)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Annabelle(2014)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all filmsWalkabout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1996 to 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.
How do James Kniest's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the cinematography 61/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 41. 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 James Kniest's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 James Kniest work with?
People who share at least 2 of James Kniest's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; The Newton Brothers shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Mike FlanaganShared titles: The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Hush (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Flanagan
Writers
- Gary DaubermanShared titles: Within (2016), Annabelle (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Dauberman
Actors
- Michael TruccoShared titles: The Bye Bye Man (2017), Hush (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Trucco
Composers and editors
- The Newton BrothersShared titles: The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), The Bye Bye Man (2017), Hush (2016)See all 3 shared titles with The Newton Brothers
- Joseph BisharaShared titles: The Free Fall (2021), Annabelle (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Bishara
- Ken BlackwellShared titles: The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), The Bye Bye Man (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Blackwell
Producers
- Trevor MacyShared titles: The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), The Bye Bye Man (2017), Hush (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Trevor Macy
- Melinda NishiokaShared titles: The Bye Bye Man (2017), Hush (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Melinda Nishioka
- Dave NeustadterShared titles: Within (2016), Annabelle (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Dave Neustadter
- Peter SafranShared titles: Within (2016), Annabelle (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Safran
