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Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein

Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein

Cinematographer, also actor, editor, director and producer · Born September 28, 1984 (42) · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein (A.J.) was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has been making films since he was eight years old. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, graduating at age twenty with a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Film Studies. He often returns to his alma mater to teach and mentor students. During his time attending class at Miami, A.J. created the first active filmmaking organization called the Miami Association of Filmmakers and Independent Actors (M.A.F.I.A.). It is a still-flourishing group committed to the ins and outs of filmmaking and staying up to date with the latest technology. A.J. also attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts in Manhattan in 2003, where he learned to work with traditional film stocks, shooting five short films and editing them using razor blades and tape on a Steenbeck editing table. He has subsequently been the main editor for several feature films, some of which have been uncredited. Today, A.J. is an IATSE 600 cinematographer as well as a seasoned visual effects supervisor and editor. His work can be seen in numerous feature-length films, television shows, music videos, and web series. Most recently he lensed and VFX supervised the smash hit biopic "Salt-N-Pepa", (directed by Mario Van Peebles) in addition to lensing, VFX supervising, and editing the period piece "Songs of Solomon", which was the official 2020 Academy Awards submission by the country of Armenia for best international feature film, best cinematography, and best editing. Songs of Solomon will be released theatrically worldwide in 2021. A.J. is married to photographer Christina Napier. They have three children.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1984 (42)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Cinematographer, also actor, editor, director and producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 36 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 25% in 30 days

What are Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
37%
Survival
22%
Bonds
15%
Power
13%
Self
9%
Society
4%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
10
Thrilling
9
Melancholic
8
Absurd
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein'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

36 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Parasomnia(2025)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lights Out(2024)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Section 8(2022)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Incarnation(2022)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Trophy Wife(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Every Last One of Them(2021)

    Cinematographer · Colorist · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 45 Days: The Fight for a Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Karen(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Take Back(2021)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn(2021)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Songs of Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Paydirt(2020)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Armed(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Not a Stranger(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Superstition(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Body(2017)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Doomsday Device(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Death Race 2050(2017)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Mind Blown(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Vigilante Diaries(2016)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Code of Honor(2016)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Blunt Force Trauma(2015)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Night Crew(2015)

    Cinematographer · as A.J.

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hangman(2015)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Bimbot Zombie Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Misfire(2014)

    Cinematographer · Producer · as Weyland

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Live Nude Girls(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dead Drop(2013)

    Cinematographer · Producer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Compound Fracture(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Night Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Junk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • We the Party(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Skeleton Returns Again(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dark and Stormy Night(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Mob Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Armed (2018)

$3.9K worldwide

Highest rated

Dark and Stormy Night (2009)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Lights Out (2024)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 35: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 35: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography27 of 35: 15 only cinematography, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score12thEditing2 of 35: 1 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew15 of 35: 6 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score14th

35 titles, 12 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s22 · 2 acting · 22 crew2020s11 · 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 Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · cinematographer

We the Party (2012)

95th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Dark and Stormy Night (2009)

Midcredits 70th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 39/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 30. 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 Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles41–62 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian Sesma shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles