Cinematography: Phil Parmet

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


Directed by William Wyler

1986 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States

Direction Aviva Slesin

Plot A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute to him. Utilizing a wealth of film clips, many...

7.1

32 votes

7.1

32 votes

In the Soup

1992 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Alexandre Rockwell

Cast Steve Buscemi · Seymour Cassel · Jennifer Beals · Jim Jarmusch

Plot An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

6.7

681 votes

6.7

681 votes

Four Rooms

1995 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Allison Anders · Alexandre Rockwell · Robert Rodriguez · Quentin Tarantino

Cast Antonio Banderas · Valeria Golino · Tim Roth · Madonna

Plot This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It's New Year's Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a...

6.6

43K votes

6.6

43K votes

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (TV)

1993 · Documentary · 93 min. · United States

Direction Barbara Kopple

6.5

36 votes

6.5

36 votes

The Devil's Rejects

2005 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Rob Zombie

Cast Sid Haig · Sheri Moon Zombie · Bill Moseley · William Forsythe

Plot Sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses' is set some months later with the Texas State Police making a full-scale attack against the murderous Firefly family residence for the 1,000+ murders...

6.2

8K votes

6.2

8K votes

Animal Factory

2000 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Steve Buscemi

Cast Willem Dafoe · Edward Furlong · Seymour Cassel · Mickey Rourke

Plot A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.

6.0

3K votes

6.0

3K votes

Lonesome Jim

2005 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Steve Buscemi

Cast Liv Tyler · Casey Affleck · Mary Kay Place · Seymour Cassel

Plot "Lonesome Jim" stars Casey affleck as Jim, a 28-year-old who, after deciding he can't make it on his own, moves back to his hometown in Indiana - under his parents'...

5.8

887 votes

5.8

887 votes

Halloween

2007 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Rob Zombie

Cast Tyler Mane · Scout Taylor-Compton · Malcolm McDowell · Sheri Moon Zombie

Plot After his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois years earlier, Michael Myers was incarcinated at the Smith's Grove Sanitarium maximum-security mental facility where he...

5.7

10K votes

5.7

10K votes

Werewolf Women of the S.S. (S)

2007 · Movie · 2 min. · United States

Direction Rob Zombie

Cast Sheri Moon Zombie · Udo Kier · Nicolas Cage · Sybil Danning

Plot In World War II, an evil group of Nazis led by Eva and Gretchen Krupp (The She-Devils of Belzac) along with their new friend, the legendary mad Asian scientist Dr....

5.7

1K votes

5.7

1K votes

Don McKay

2009 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Jake Goldberger

Cast Thomas Haden Church · Elisabeth Shue · Melissa Leo · M. Emmet Walsh

Plot Don McKay, a high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy, returns 25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, who is dying, but this...

5.4

162 votes

5.4

162 votes

Blue State

2007 · Movie · 92 min. · Canada

Direction Marshall Lewy

Cast Breckin Meyer · Anna Paquin · Tim Henry · Richard Blackburn

Plot Vowing to move to Canada if John Kerry loses the 2004 election, fervent liberal John Logue (Breckin Meyer) suddenly finds himself with no job, no girlfriend... and no country! Making...

5.4

334 votes

5.4

334 votes

Assassination Games

2011 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Ernie Barbarash

Cast Jean-Claude Van Damme · Scott Adkins · Kevin Chapman · Ivan Kaye

Plot Brazil and Roland Flint are the two best assassins in the world-but unknown to each other. While Flint is a master sharpshooter, Brazil is equally skilled with a knife. These...

5.3

2K votes

5.3

2K votes

The Burrowers

2008 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

5.2

392 votes

5.2

392 votes

Nina Takes a Lover

1994 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

5.2

43 votes

5.2

43 votes

Mercy

2009 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Patrick Hoelck

Cast Scott Caan · Wendy Glenn · James Caan · Dylan McDermott

Plot A young novelist (Scott Caan) tries to write about love, but realizes he will first need some real-life experience before taking on the subject. One night in a party he...

5.2

68 votes

5.2

68 votes

American Gun

2002 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

5.1

176 votes

5.1

176 votes

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

1996 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Peter Markle

Cast Dennis Hopper · Daryl Hannah · Michael Madsen · Kiefer Sutherland

Plot Frankie (Dennis Hopper) is an unrespected little man, who works for mob bosses Sal and Vic. He meets Margaret (Daryl Hannah), who is an ex-porn actress and plans to become...

5.0

296 votes

5.0

296 votes

6 Bullets

2012 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Ernie Barbarash

Cast Jean-Claude Van Damme · Joe Flanigan · Kris Van Damme · Bianca Brigitte VanDamme

Plot Veteran mercenary Samson Gaul (Jean-Claude Van Damme) knows that in the heat of battle, every bullet counts. He retired from combat when his actions resulted in the deaths of helpless...

5.0

1K votes

5.0

1K votes

The Possession of Michael King

2014 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction David Jung

Cast Shane Johnson · Ella Anderson · Cara Pifko · Dale Dickey

Plot Documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson) does not believe in God or the Devil. When his wife dies, he sets out to make his next movie on religion and spirituality,...

4.9

459 votes

4.9

459 votes

Ticking Clock

2011 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Ernie Barbarash

Cast Cuba Gooding Jr. · Neal McDonough · Austin Abrams · Danielle Nicolet

Plot Lewis Hicks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is a reporter and journalist specializing in writing about the crime of murder. Instead of writing his next story, Lewis becomes the story when his...

4.4

523 votes

4.4

523 votes