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Alwin H. Küchler

Alwin H. Küchler

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1965 (61) · Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

BAFTA Award nominee

Alwin H. Küchler (born 1965) is a German cinematographer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alwin H. Küchler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1965 (61)
From
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 37 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 25% in 30 days

What are Alwin H. Küchler's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Action 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
29%
Survival
17%
Bonds
16%
Morality
14%
Power
13%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 13 · Intense 10

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 6

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 11

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 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
15
Contemplative
7
Dread
5
Thrilling
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic4
  • 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 Alwin H. Küchler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alwin H. Küchler'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

37 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ink(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye June(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Regime(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Marsh King's Daughter(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tetris(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Mauritanian(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • One More Time with Feeling(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Steve Jobs(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Divergent(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • R.I.P.D.(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Marley(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hanna(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Morning Glory(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Man(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Largo al factotum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Sunshine(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Proof(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Mother(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Deal(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Code 46(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Heartlands(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Morvern Callar(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mama Africa(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lucky Break(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Claim(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ratcatcher(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • One Day in September(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gasman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Kill the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Small Deaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • White Men Are Cracking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Desired Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Welcome II the Terrordome(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Monday's Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Flight of the Swan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Divergent (2014)

$289M worldwide

Highest rated

Marley (2012)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Divergent (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography37 of 37: 36 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew1 of 37: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s5 · 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

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2021, 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 Alwin H. Küchler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Ink (2026)

87th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Marley (2012)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 57. 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 Alwin H. Küchler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles5–74 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles9–60 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles28–78 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles7–44 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles25–71 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Alwin H. Küchler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alwin H. Küchler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lucia Zucchetti shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles