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Richard J. Vialet

Richard J. Vialet

Cinematographer · Born August 25, 1984 (42) · St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Richard J. Vialet is an American cinematographer working in film and television. He studied Cinematography at Howard University and the Film Institute Conservatory.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1984 (42)
From
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Richard J. Vialet's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
28%
Survival
23%
Bonds
19%
Self
19%
Society
9%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Survival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 14 · Intense 10

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 7

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Thrilling
10
Absurd
9
Dread
8
Melancholic
9
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous6

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 Richard J. Vialet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard J. Vialet'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

33 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Black Cake(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Insight(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • P-Valley(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Acquitted by Faith(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Madea Family Funeral(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Life-Size 2(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Fool(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Acrimony(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Boo 2! A Madea Halloween(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Earth: Holocene(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Boo! A Madea Halloween(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 9 Rides(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • They Found Hell(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Halloween(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lavalantula(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Age of Ice(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ardennes Fury(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Persecuted(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Social Nightmare(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • AE: Apocalypse Earth(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Age of Dinosaurs(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 500 MPH Storm(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mischief Night(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Clash of the Empires(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Layover(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Dysfunctional Friends(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Last Fall(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • 3 Times a Charm(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Growth(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • On The Grind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Mashed Potatoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2009 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)

$75M worldwide

Highest rated

Acrimony (2018)

Midcredits 45th

Most popular right now

Nobody's Fool (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography30 of 30: 30 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score16th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s24 · 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 Richard J. Vialet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · cinematographer

Persecuted (2014)

97th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

P-Valley (2020)

Midcredits 84th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 39/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 26. 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 Richard J. Vialet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles20–95 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles24–72 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles45–89 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles38–60 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles14–86 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Richard J. Vialet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard J. Vialet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Ridenhour shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers