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C. Kim Miles

C. Kim Miles

Cinematographer · Born May 11, 1973 (53) · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Primetime Emmy nominee

Collaborations with visionary directors such as Robert Zemeckis ("Welcome to Marwen" - Universal Pictures), Bobby Farrelly ("Champions" - Focus Features/Universal Pictures), Nick Peche ("Grudge" - Sony Pictures/ Lions Gate), Peter Ramsey ("Lost Ollie" - Netflix), Alex Graves ("Project Blue Book" - A+E/History), Eduardo Sanchez and Deepa Mehta ("Yellowjackets" - Showtime) have influenced and bolstered the storytelling prowess that C. Kim Miles, asc, csc, mysc brings to the screen. Putting story first above all other considerations has allowed Miles to dedicate himself to building a diverse portfolio of work, developing unique visual approaches to each individual project. Peer recognition has come to Miles in the form of the 34th Annual ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography in an Episode of Commercial Television for his work on "Project Blue Book", a 2019 Leo Award for Cinematography in a Feature Film for "Welcome to Marwen", along with multiple nominations for other projects. Miles is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Canadian Society of Cinematographers and Malaysian Society of Cinematographers, organizations dedicated to the development and evolution of cinematography on a global scale.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 11, 1973 (53)
From
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 79 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 30% in 30 days

What are C. Kim Miles' films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Sci-Fi4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
25%
Morality
23%
Survival
20%
Society
11%
Self
11%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Survival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 39 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 15 · Charged 23 · Intense 9

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

Steady 25 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 32 · 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 20 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 25 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
17
Warm
11
Hopeful
12
Thrilling
13
Other
37

How their films linger

Hopeful29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous7

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 C. Kim Miles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for C. Kim Miles' 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

79 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page.

  • Little House on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Passenger(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Coven Academy(2026)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Can I Get a Witness(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dear Santa(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Sun(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Champions(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lost Ollie(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Yellowjackets(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Invasion(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Project Blue Book(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Marwen(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • I Am Elizabeth Smart(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Letter Carrier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Unauthorized Full House Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Recipe for Love(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Beethoven's Treasure Tail(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Virginian(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Hunters(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Trainer(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wishing Tree(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Stanley's Game Seven 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Eleventh Victim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Package(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Music Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Broken Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Woodcarver(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Pastor's Wife(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hunt for the I-5 Killer(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Mile in His Shoes(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • To the Mat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Doomsday Prophecy(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • On Strike for Christmas(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Smoke Screen(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Hunt to Kill(2010)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sins of the Mother(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Trace of Danger(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Fatal Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Something Evil Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Stranger with My Face(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Dark Skies(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Break-Up Artist(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Wyvern(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Ice Blues(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Trial by Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Storm Cell(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Blonde and Blonder(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • On the Other Hand, Death(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Termination Point(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Post Mortem(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Alien Agent(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • All She Wants for Christmas(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Not My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Shock to the System(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dark Storm(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Double Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Truth(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Chasing Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Stranger in My Bed(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Third Man Out(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Killer Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • The Brotherhood IV: The Complex(2005)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Criminal Intent(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • X-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wildfire 7(2002)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Poison(2000)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 76 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Coven Academy (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 76: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 76: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography74 of 76: 72 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thOther crew2 of 76: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s31 · 1 acting · 30 crew2010s35 · crew2020s10 · 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 Primetime Emmy in 2023, Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.

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 C. Kim Miles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 47 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 47

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th27

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 59 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Brotherhood IV: The Complex (2005)

84th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 49/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 35. 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 C. Kim Miles' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles9–52 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles11–40 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles32–56 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles18–37 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles15–56 · median 37 · 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 C. Kim Miles work with?

People who share at least 2 of C. Kim Miles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kirk Shaw shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles