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Sol Negrin

Sol Negrin

Cinematographer · Died March 20, 2017, aged 88

Sol Negrin was an American cinematographer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 16, 1929
Died
March 20, 2017 (aged 88)
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 16 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Sol Negrin's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
25%
Society
21%
Survival
17%
Bonds
15%
Power
13%
Morality
9%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6

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 Sol Negrin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sol Negrin'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

16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Happy Hell Night(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Story Lady(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Coming to America(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • RoboCop(1987)

    Additional Photography · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Billy Joel: Building the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Camera Operator

  • Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Camera Operator

  • Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Women at West Point(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Superman(1978)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • More Than Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Tenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Amazing Grace(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Joe(1974)

    Lighting Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Parades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • A Memory of Two Mondays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1971 to 1991.

Biggest box office

Coming to America (1988)

$289M worldwide

Highest rated

RoboCop (1987)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Coming to America (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography10 of 15: 10 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew5 of 15: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s9 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s1 · 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 Sol Negrin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Amazing Grace (1974)

72nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

RoboCop (1987)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 45. 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.