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Amir Mokri

Amir Mokri

Cinematographer, also writer · Born June 11, 1956 (70) · Tehran, Iran

Amir M. Mokri (Persian: امیر مکری; born June 11, 1956) is an Iranian-American cinematographer known for his work on blockbuster action films like Bad Boys II, Fast & Furious, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Man of Steel and Transformers: Age of Extinction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amir Mokri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 11, 1956 (70)
From
Tehran, Iran
Works as
Cinematographer, also writer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 39 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 38% in 30 days

What are Amir Mokri's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st 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
Bonds
26%
Morality
26%
Survival
18%
Self
17%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 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 6 · Serious 11 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 17

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 9

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 15 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Thrilling
12
Melancholic
10
Dread
8
Joyful
4
Other
23

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous6

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 Amir Mokri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Amir Mokri'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

39 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Feel the Beat(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Murder Mystery(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • SuperFly(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Anon(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Birth of the Dragon(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in Venice(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Pixels(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Good Kill(2014)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Man of Steel(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Season of the Witch(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Fast & Furious(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Vantage Point(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lord of War(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Taking Lives(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Bad Boys II(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Salton Sea(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Don't Say a Word(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Coyote Ugly(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Eye for an Eye(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Joy Luck Club(1993)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Freejack(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Whore(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Queens Logic(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Pacific Heights(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Blue Steel(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive(1989)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Eat a Bowl of Tea(1989)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Slam Dance(1987)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • House of the Rising Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Last Resort(1986)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • All You Can Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Stoogemania(1985)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Hero of Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Lords of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 1985 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Man of Steel (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 39: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography37 of 39: 31 only cinematography, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew8 of 39: 2 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

39 titles, 6 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s2 · 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 Amir Mokri's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · cinematographer

SuperFly (2018)

68th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 50. 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 Amir Mokri's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles41–86 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles22–69 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles25–85 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles26–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles34–69 · 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 Amir Mokri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amir Mokri's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wayne Wang shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers