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Flavio Labiano

Flavio Labiano

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1962 (64) · San Sebastián, Spain

Flavio Martínez Labiano (born 1962), also known as Flavio Labiano, is a Spanish cinematographer. He is a frequent collaborator with Álex de la Iglesia and Jaume Collet-Serra. Flavio Labiano was born in San Sebastián in 1962. He studied at the American Film Institute. He was nominated to the Goya Award for Best Cinematography for his work in The Day of the Beast.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1962 (64)
From
San Sebastián, Spain
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 32 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 8% in 30 days

What are Flavio Labiano's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th 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
Morality
23%
Survival
22%
Self
21%
Bonds
19%
Society
9%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 13

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 6

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
8
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
6
Absurd
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2

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 Flavio Labiano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Flavio Labiano'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

32 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Killer's Game(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Retribution(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Cruise(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Horizon Line(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Kidnap(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Guardian(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Heirs of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Kalebegiak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Shallows(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Gunman(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014)

    Second Unit Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Non-Stop(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Unknown(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Timecrimes(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Goal II: Living the Dream(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Eight Hundred Bullets(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Bones(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Harlan County War(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dying of Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Atilano, presidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • The Naked Eye(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Perdita Durango(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Matías, juez de línea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Ecstasy(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Beast(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Justino, un asesino de la tercera edad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

  • Dark Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Dead Space(1991)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Cool as Ice(1991)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shh… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1986 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Jungle Cruise (2021)

$221M worldwide

Highest rated

The Day of the Beast (1995)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Unknown (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 32: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography30 of 32: 28 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew1 of 32: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s13 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s4 · 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 Flavio Labiano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Bones (2001)

65th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Day of the Beast (1995)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 64/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 50. 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 Flavio Labiano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles47–88 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles9–74 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles33–82 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles7–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles50–72 · median 59 · 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 Flavio Labiano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Flavio Labiano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jaume Collet-Serra shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers