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Pat Scola

Pat Scola

Cinematographer · New York City, New York, USA

Pat Scola is an American cinematographer. A native of New York, Scola developed his interest in photography during his high school days and while working in its darkroom. Scola would go on to attend Emerson College, graduating in 2008. Scola worked as a cinematographer on several music videos by artists such as The Weeknd and J. Cole. For his work on the film Pig (2021), directed by Michael Sarnoski, Scola received critical acclaim and was awarded the American Society of Cinematographers Spotlight Award. Scola would collaborate with Sarnoski again on A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) and The Death of Robin Hood (2026). Additional credits include Monsters and Men (2018), We Grown Now (2023), for which he earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, and Sing Sing (2023), earning a nomination for the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pat Scola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 18 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 26

What are Pat Scola's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: 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
Self
31%
Survival
18%
Bonds
17%
Society
15%
Morality
12%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · 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 0 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
7
Dread
4
Hopeful
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Pat Scola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pat Scola'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

18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Death of Robin Hood(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lurker(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Sing Sing(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Quiet Place: Day One(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • We Grown Now(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Mother/Android(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Pig(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Monsters and Men(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Juggernaut(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • And Then I Go(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Maya Dardel(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Southside with You(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Now(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Here Build Your Homes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Any Day Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Birth Pangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

$262M worldwide

Highest rated

Sing Sing (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Death of Robin Hood (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography18 of 18: 18 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s8 · 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 Pat Scola's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Maya Dardel (2017)

82nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Sing Sing (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 53. 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 Pat Scola's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles20–77 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles4–39 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles30–80 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles11–32 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles40–71 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 Pat Scola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pat Scola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Sarnoski shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers