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Tobias A. Schliessler

Tobias A. Schliessler

Cinematographer · Born November 5, 1958 (67) · Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Primetime Emmy nominee

Tobias A. Schliessler (born 5 November 1958) is a German cinematographer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tobias A. Schliessler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 5, 1958 (67)
From
Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 56 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 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Tobias A. Schliessler's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
23%
Bonds
22%
Self
19%
Survival
12%
Society
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 9 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 19 · Intense 9

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Hopeful
12
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
8
Warm
5
Other
32

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Tobias A. Schliessler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tobias A. Schliessler'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

56 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kiss of the Spider Woman(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Churchill at War(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Rustin(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • All the Light We Cannot See(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Adam Project(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • There's Someone Inside Your House(2021)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Come from Away(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Palmer(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Refugee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Spenser Confidential(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Good Liar(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • And We Go Green(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • A Wrinkle in Time(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Patriots Day(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Holmes(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lone Survivor(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Estate(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Battleship(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Big C(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Taking of Pelham 123(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hancock(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dreamgirls(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Rundown(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bait(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Guilty(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Legalese(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • The Long Way Home(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Outrage(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Free Willy 3: The Rescue(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bliss(1997)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Volcano: Fire on the Mountain(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mandela and de Klerk(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Limbic Region(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Omen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • The Omen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Dream Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Double Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Green Dolphin Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Sin and Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Just One of the Girls(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Born to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Sexual Advances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • South of Wawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Writer's Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Chaindance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Quarantine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Top of His Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • John Wyre: Drawing on Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles, 52 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Come from Away (2021)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

All the Light We Cannot See (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography51 of 53: 51 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew2 of 53: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s23 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s10 · 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 2024, Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

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 Tobias A. Schliessler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 30 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 30

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)

84th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Come from Away (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 57/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 42. 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 Tobias A. Schliessler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles36–84 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles16–59 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles40–88 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles15–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles27–73 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Tobias A. Schliessler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tobias A. Schliessler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Condon shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles