Cinematography: Pawel Pogorzelski

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Pawel Pogorzelski. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Hereditary

2018 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Toni Collette · Gabriel Byrne · Alex Wolff · Milly Shapiro

Synopsis Hereditary (2018) follows the Graham family as they unravel dark secrets after the death of their reclusive grandmother. Annie, the mother, grapples with grief while her husband, Steve, and their two children, Peter and Charlie, struggle with their own emotional...

6.6

23K votes

6.6

23K votes

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Billy Mayo · Brandon Greenhouse · Angela Bullock · Danièle Watts

Synopsis The Johnsons are an attractive, well-to-do, upper-middle class family. Sidney, husband and father, is a famous poet, known and adored for his kindness and sensitivity. Joan, wife and mother, is a dutiful housewife, an obsessive homemaker and the life of...

6.6

361 votes

6.6

361 votes

Nobody

2021 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Ilya Naishuller

Cast Bob Odenkirk · Aleksey Serebryakov · Connie Nielsen · Christopher Lloyd

Synopsis Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is an underestimated and mild-mannered family man. One night two thieves break into his suburban home and he declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent any serious complications. His son, Blake (Gage Munroe)...

6.5

12K votes

6.5

12K votes

Midsommar

2019 · Movie · 145 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Florence Pugh · Jack Reynor · Will Poulter · William Jackson Harper

Synopsis Midsommar (2019) follows Dani, a grieving woman, and her distant boyfriend Christian, who travel with friends to a remote Swedish village for a once-in-90-years midsummer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat filled with vibrant rituals and communal bonding takes...

6.4

19K votes

6.4

19K votes

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

2021 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Ana Lily Amirpour

Cast Kate Hudson · Jun Jong-seo · Ed Skrein · Craig Robinson

Synopsis Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon follows a girl with unusual and dangerous powers who escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans.

6.3

148 votes

6.3

148 votes

Munchausen (S)

2013 · Movie · 17 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Bonnie Bedelia · Liam Aiken · Nick Ballard · Rachel Brosnahan

Synopsis A mother unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far.

6.2

240 votes

6.2

240 votes

Beau Is Afraid

2023 · Movie · 179 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Joaquin Phoenix · Nathan Lane · Amy Ryan · Kylie Rogers

Synopsis Beau Is Afraid (2023) follows Beau, a deeply anxious man, as he embarks on a surreal and harrowing journey to visit his overbearing mother. Along the way, he encounters bizarre characters, unsettling events, and nightmarish scenarios that blur the line...

Max

6.0

6K votes

6.0

6K votes

Fresh

2022 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Mimi Cave

Cast Sebastian Stan · Daisy Edgar-Jones · Andrea Bang · Charlotte Le Bon

Synopsis The horrors of modern dating seen through one young woman's defiant battle to survive her new boyfriend's unusual appetites.

5.9

3K votes

5.9

3K votes

C'est La Vie (S)

2016 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Cynthia Baldon · Reid Chavis · Marilia Colturato · Jack Davis

Synopsis In a series of clinical tableau comprising a sort of apocalyptic travelogue of the LA streets, an aggressive homeless man berates the viewer regarding the circumstances of his life and the wrongness of everything.

5.9

100 votes

5.9

100 votes

Tragedy Girls

2017 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Tyler MacIntyre

Cast Alexandra Shipp · Brianna Hildebrand · Josh Hutcherson · Craig Robinson

Synopsis Tragedy Girls, a twist on the slasher genre following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.

5.5

633 votes

5.5

633 votes

The Turtle's Head (S)

2014 · Movie · 12 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Richard Riehle · Jim O'Heir · Amy French · Orestes Arcuni

Synopsis An aging, hilariously slimy detective (with a taste for womanizing) is distracted from the case of his career when he starts developing a mysterious medical condition.

5.5

78 votes

5.5

78 votes

Basically (S)

2014 · Movie · 15 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Jeremiah Blakely · Rachel Brosnahan · Stephanie Chicas · Kali Cook

Synopsis A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaus.

5.4

87 votes

5.4

87 votes

Patchwork

2015 · Movie · 86 min. · Canada

Direction Tyler MacIntyre

Cast Tory Stolper · Tracey Fairaway · Maria Blasucci · James Phelps

Synopsis Jennifer, Ellie, and Madeleine go out for a night on the town, and wake up to find themselves trapped in the same body after being murdered, dissected and stitched together. Determined to find out what happened to them and who...

5.1

36 votes

5.1

36 votes

Blue Beetle

2023 · Movie · 127 min. · United States

Direction Angel Manuel Soto

Cast Xolo Maridueña · Susan Sarandon · Adriana Barraza · Damián Alcázar

Synopsis In Blue Beetle (2023), Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate, unexpectedly bonds with an ancient alien scarab that grants him a powerful exosuit. As he navigates his newfound abilities, Jaime must protect his family and community from a dangerous corporate...

Max

4.8

6K votes

4.8

6K votes

10 Year Plan

2014 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction J.C. Calciano

Cast Adam Bucci · Michael Adam Hamilton · Moronai Kanekoa · Trevor Kuhn

Synopsis Meet Myles and Brody, best friends and total opposites. Myles is a hopeless romantic looking for Mr. Right. Brody is a sexy player on the hunt for Mr. Right Now. These two friends make a plan that they'll be together...

4.6

244 votes

4.6

244 votes

False Positive

2021 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction John Lee

Cast Ilana Glazer · Pierce Brosnan · Justin Theroux · Gretchen Mol

Synopsis As if getting pregnant weren't complicated enough, Lucy sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about her fertility doctor.

4.2

652 votes

4.2

652 votes

Direction Jaume Collet-Serra

Cast Danielle Deadwyler · Russell Hornsby · Okwui Okpokwasili · Estella Kahiha

Synopsis A woman in black appears on a family's front lawn and delivers a chilling warning. No one knows where she came from, what she wants, or when she will leave.

Not rated

Not rated

Home Videos (TV Series)

2019 · Documentary · United States

Direction Jerrod Carmichael

Synopsis In comedian Jerrod Carmichael's nuanced documentary, he interviews his family members about their day-to-day experiences on a variety of provocative issues.

Not rated

Not rated

We're Still Together

2016 · Movie · 82 min. · Canada

Direction Jesse Klein

Cast Jesse Camacho · Joey Klein · Brielle Robillard · Eve Harlow

Synopsis Chris can't get along with anyone. When he's attacked in the street Bobby, a manic single dad, jumps in. The two set out into the Montreal night together crashing parties, meeting girls, and eventually seeing Bobby's estranged daughter - Chris...

Not rated

Not rated

Holland

2025 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Mimi Cave

Cast Nicole Kidman · Gael García Bernal · Matthew Macfadyen · Rachel Sennott

Synopsis Nancy Vandergroot is a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband and son in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan, tumbles into a twisted tale. Nancy and her friendly colleague become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing...

Not rated

Not rated