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Christopher Baffa

Cinematographer · Born June 6, 1965 (61) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Born
June 6, 1965 (61)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
31 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 31% in 30 days

What are Christopher Baffa's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
41%
Survival
20%
Self
18%
Morality
10%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 7 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Absurd
11
Joyful
7
Warm
8
Dread
4
Other
21

How their films linger

Fun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Christopher Baffa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Baffa'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, 31 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Descendants: Wicked Wonderland(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Same Time, Next Christmas(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Kim Possible(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Krypton(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Step Sisters(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ashby(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Road Within(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Growing Up and Other Lies(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Running with Scissors(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Beethoven's 5th(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Next Friday(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Idle Hands(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • True Heart(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Carnival of Souls(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Suicide Kings(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Overdrive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Humanoids from the Deep(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sometimes They Come Back... Again(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Alien Avengers(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • House of the Damned(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Hearts(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Baby Face Nelson(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Paraclete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Piranha(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Bucket of Blood(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sawbones(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Crazysitter(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • ...And Out Comes the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Pretty/Handsome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Next Friday (2000)

$60M worldwide

Highest rated

The Road Within (2014)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography34 of 35: 33 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew2 of 35: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s17 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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 Christopher Baffa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · cinematographer

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)

82nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

American Horror Story (2011)

Midcredits 87th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 43. 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 Christopher Baffa's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles39–82 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles26–60 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles30–96 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles25–77 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles24–65 · 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 Christopher Baffa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Baffa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers