Sara Deane
Sara joined the Children’s Film Unit when she was 15, learning to work with 16mm. She studied at Bournemouth film school and then worked as a clapper loader for 5 years on films like “United 93” and “My Summer of Love”. She then studied Cinematography at the National Film and Television school. Since graduating in 2009 she’s shot features, commercials, documentaries and TV Drama. Her work has screened in festivals such as Edinburgh, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, Berlin, Locarno, Fantasia and London to name a few. Winning Best Cinematography at the V'an Dor Independent film awards 2012. Her work has been nominated for Best Cinematography at Milan Fashion Film Festival, Underwire and Galway film festival. Sara holds an O1 Visa, EU and NZ passports.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Cinematographer
- 18 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Known for
What are Sara Deane's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous4
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 Sara Deane's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sara Deane'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
29 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
5lbs of Pressure(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Infernal Machine(2022)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Whitstable Pearl(2021)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Miss Fortunate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Alex Rider(2020)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Becoming You(2020)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
After Louise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Anna and the Apocalypse(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
2:Hrs(2018)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Viking Destiny(2018)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Early Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Genesis(2018)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Clash of the Dead(2015)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Cryptic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Beat Beneath My Feet(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Get Some (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Soulmate(2013)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Captain Phillips(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Verity's Summer(2013)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hard Boiled Sweets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Dark Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
United 93(2006)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Planespotting(2005)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
This Little Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Body Is Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Wake Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 21 of them dated from 2003 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Highest rated
The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014)
Most popular right now
Becoming You (2020)
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 Sara Deane's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the cinematography 57/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. 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 Sara Deane's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Sara Deane work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sara Deane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Christian shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Bart RuspoliShared titles: Genesis (2018), Clash of the Dead (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Bart Ruspoli
- Freddie Hutton-MillsShared titles: Genesis (2018), Clash of the Dead (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Freddie Hutton-Mills
Actors
- Alex PettyferShared titles: 5lbs of Pressure (2024), The Infernal Machine (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Pettyfer
- Paul KayeShared titles: Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023), Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Kaye
- Wendy GlennShared titles: Genesis (2018), Clash of the Dead (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Wendy Glenn
Composers
- Peter AllinsonShared titles: Genesis (2018), Clash of the Dead (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Allinson
Producers
- Jack ChristianShared titles: 5lbs of Pressure (2024), Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023), The Infernal Machine (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Christian
- Dominic BurnsShared titles: 5lbs of Pressure (2024), Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Dominic Burns
- James IrelandShared titles: 5lbs of Pressure (2024), The Infernal Machine (2022)See all 2 shared titles with James Ireland
- Laurie MahonShared titles: 5lbs of Pressure (2024), The Infernal Machine (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Laurie Mahon
Mixed roles
- Robert BladenShared titles: Genesis (2018), Clash of the Dead (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Bladen