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P.J. Dillon

Cinematographer and writer, also producer

Works as
Cinematographer and writer, also producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are P.J. Dillon's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
28%
Morality
26%
Bonds
24%
Society
10%
Self
6%
Ideas
6%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
3
Warm
2
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 P.J. Dillon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for P.J. Dillon'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

34 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • 3 Body Problem(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Wednesday(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • House of the Dragon(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • That Dirty Black Bag(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Black '47(2018)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Altered Carbon(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Badlands(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Strangerland(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Focus Puller

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 30 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Rafters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Earthbound(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Additional Photography · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • If These Walls Could Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • The Runway(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rewind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Val Falvey, TD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Runners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • An Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Bua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Shrooms(2007)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Deep Breaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • New Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Dead Long Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Badly Drawn Roy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Documentary Crew

  • Ricochet River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Luminous Motion(1998)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Headwrecker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Long Time Since (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    First Assistant Camera

  • The Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1998 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Black '47 (2018)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Black '47 (2018)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

That Dirty Black Bag (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 33: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting5 of 33: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 33: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography21 of 33: 20 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew6 of 33: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role

33 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s13 · 1 acting · 12 crew2010s14 · 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 P.J. Dillon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · cinematographer

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 70. 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 P.J. Dillon's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does P.J. Dillon work with?

People who share at least 2 of P.J. Dillon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Macdara Kelleher shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers