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Joel Ransom

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Joel Ransom's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th 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
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Survival
20%
Morality
19%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 6 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

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 1

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
6
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
6
Warm
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Joel Ransom's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Ransom'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

42 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Infidel(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Darc(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Young Messiah(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Outcast(2014)

    Cinematographer · Photoscience Manager

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Frontera(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Djinn(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Delete(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Camelot(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Clue(2011)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Caprica(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Thorne: Sleepyhead(2010)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Stoning of Soraya M.(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • High Noon(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Tenth Circle(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Girl(2008)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Matters of Life & Dating(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Angels Fall(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Path to 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Battlestar Galactica(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Jessica Lynch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Out of Order(2003)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Virginia's Run(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Band of Brothers(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • G-Saviour(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Deep Rising(1998)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bordello of Blood(1996)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Happy Gilmore(1996)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14(1995)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • When a Stranger Calls Back(1993)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Through the Eyes of a Killer(1992)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Last Man Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Rad(1986)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Loose Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    First Assistant Camera

  • My Tutor(1983)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1983 to 2019.

Biggest box office

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography26 of 36: 25 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew11 of 36: 10 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s9 · 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 Joel Ransom's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · cinematographer

G-Saviour (1999)

84th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Band of Brothers (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 38. 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 Joel Ransom's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 80 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles12–68 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian 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 Joel Ransom work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Ransom's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cyrus Nowrasteh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers