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Sam Painter

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score80/100
Highest rated
Poster for Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Painter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.9, average 5.9
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Documentary 4
  • Behind-the-Scenes 3
  • Hollywood History 2
  • Candid Interviews 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
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Role
Score
Decade
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Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 80
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness (2026)

Director of Photography

Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness
Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness (2026)

Director of Photography

The King of Color
The King of Color (2025)

Cinematography

Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder – A Special Edition of 20/20
Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder – A Special Edition of 20/20 (2024)

Director of Photography

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

Cinematography

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
GoodWatch score 85

as 60 Minutes Camera Operator

The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's (2021)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

2010s

7 titles · average score 75
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz (2019)

Cinematography

Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Spielberg
Spielberg (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Water & Power: A California Heist
Water & Power: A California Heist (2017)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Katie Does Manhattan
Katie Does Manhattan (2012)

Director of Photography

2000s

6 titles
Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions?
Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions? (2009)

Director of Photography

Katie Morgan's Sex Tips: Questions, Anyone?
Katie Morgan's Sex Tips: Questions, Anyone? (2008)

Director of Photography

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You (2008)

Cinematography

Katie Morgan's Porn 101
Katie Morgan's Porn 101 (2007)

Director of Photography

Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
Katie Morgan on Sex Toys (2007)

Director of Photography

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2002)

Director of Photography