Eric Lin
Cinematographer, also director, editor, producer and writer
- Cinematographer, also director, editor, producer and writer
- 23 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Eric Lin's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 18
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 6
Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Eric Lin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Hearts Beat Loud (2018) · cinematographer · free
- The Exploding Girl (2009) · cinematographer · free
- I Smile Back (2015) · cinematographer · free
- Arcadia (2012) · cinematographer · free
- Nancy, Please (2012) · cinematographer · free
- Equity (2016) · cinematographer · free
- Death of a Dynasty (2003) · assistant editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Eric Lin'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
29 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.
Rosemead(2025)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Words + Music(2025)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
House of Spoils(2024)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
I'll Be Your Mirror(2022)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Perfect Find(2023)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Intrusion(2021)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Sound of Silence(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Song of Sway Lake(2018)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Hearts Beat Loud(2018)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Aardvark(2017)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Mifune: The Last Samurai(2015)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Memory Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
My Blind Brother(2016)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Equity(2016)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
I Smile Back(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Stones in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Rudderless(2014)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Spark and Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Semper Fidel(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cold Comes the Night(2013)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Nancy, Please(2012)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Arcadia(2012)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Exploding Girl(2009)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Aunt Tigress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
PollyWorld(2006)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Music Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Death of a Dynasty(2003)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Basic Emotions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 2003 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
Highest rated
Rudderless (2014)
Most popular right now
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
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 Eric Lin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 23 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 55. 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 Eric Lin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs 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 Eric Lin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eric Lin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bradley Rust Gray shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Bradley Rust GrayShared titles: I'll Be Your Mirror (2022), The Exploding Girl (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Bradley Rust Gray
- Adam SalkyShared titles: Intrusion (2021), I Smile Back (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Salky
Actors
- Jenny SlateShared titles: Aardvark (2017), My Blind Brother (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jenny Slate
- Zoe KazanShared titles: My Blind Brother (2016), The Exploding Girl (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Zoe Kazan
Composers and editors
- Will BatesShared titles: Rosemead (2025), The Sound of Silence (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Will Bates
- Marc VivesShared titles: House of Spoils (2024), Aardvark (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Vives
- Jennifer LeeShared titles: My Blind Brother (2016), Arcadia (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Lee
Producers
- Mynette LouieShared titles: Rosemead (2025), Arcadia (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mynette Louie
- Matthew MyersShared titles: The Perfect Find (2023), Intrusion (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Myers
- Susan LeberShared titles: The Perfect Find (2023), Aardvark (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Leber
- So Yong KimShared titles: I'll Be Your Mirror (2022), The Exploding Girl (2009)See all 2 shared titles with So Yong Kim
