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Brian Tufano

Brian Tufano

Cinematographer · Died January 12, 2023, aged 83 · Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Brian Richard Tufano (December 1, 1939 – January 12, 2023) was an English cinematographer, best known for his work on the films of Danny Boyle.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 1, 1939
Died
January 12, 2023 (aged 83)
From
Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 76 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 16% in 30 days

What are Brian Tufano's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
28%
Self
27%
Morality
12%
Power
11%
Survival
10%
Society
10%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 6 · Intense 9

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Warm
9
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
9
Joyful
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Brian Tufano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Tufano'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

76 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Kidulthood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • My Zinc Bed(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Adulthood(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Alien Love Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Queen(2006)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Kidulthood(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Women Talking Dirty(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Last Orders(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Late Night Shopping(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Billy Elliot(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tube Tales(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Virtual Sexuality(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • East Is East(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • What Rats Won't Do(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Jump Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • A Life Less Ordinary(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Element of Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • True Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Trainspotting(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Choir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Shallow Grave(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Middlemarch(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Wroe's Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Ruby(1992)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Windprints(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ridin' the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Lighting Camera

  • The Endless Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Endless Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • War Party(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Trapped in Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Dreamscape(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Lords of Discipline(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • A Light Snack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Old Chums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Blade Runner(1982)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Murder Is Easy(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Quadrophenia(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sailor's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • She Fell Among Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • A Little Outing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Arnhem: The Story of an Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Rogue Male(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Three Men in a Boat(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Moll Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Evacuees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Sunset Across the Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Robinson Crusoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Steven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Nureyev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Camera Operator

  • Centre Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Blooming Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Speech Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Stocker's Copper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • The Search for the Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Robin Redbreast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Season of the Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Camera Operator

  • Get Off My Cloud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The Big Switch(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Night People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Camera Operator

  • Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • South Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 75 titles from 1964 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Billy Elliot (2000)

$109M worldwide

Highest rated

Trainspotting (1996)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Billy Elliot (2000)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 75: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 75: 4 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography63 of 75: 63 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew7 of 75: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s5 · crew1970s28 · crew1980s14 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s1 · 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 Brian Tufano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · cinematographer

Women Talking Dirty (1999)

61st percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Trainspotting (1996)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 71, 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.

Is Brian Tufano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 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 & Gore6 titles50–80 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles28–73 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles48–93 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles31–93 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles45–84 · median 66 · intenseheavier 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 Brian Tufano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Tufano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Boyle shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers