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Giles Dunning

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 16% in 30 days

What are Giles Dunning's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
23%
Bonds
23%
Self
23%
Ideas
12%
Survival
9%
Morality
6%
Power
4%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
5
Absurd
2
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Giles Dunning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Giles Dunning'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, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Stowaway(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Good on Paper(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Follow Me (Zoey 101) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Jack White: Kneeling at the Anthem D.C.(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Tribes of Palos Verdes(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Baskets(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Blackbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • The Spoils Before Dying(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Spoils of Babylon(2014)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Mumford & Sons: The Road to Red Rocks(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Big Easy Express(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Shut Up and Play the Hits(2012)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Black Crescent Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Ben Harper and the Blindboys of Alabama: Live at the Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Jack Johnson - A Weekend at the Greek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Alive at Brushy Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Camera Operator

  • Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals: Live at the Hollywood Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • The Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Liar's Poker(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Touch Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • A River Runs Through It(1992)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Critters 4(1992)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Critters 3(1991)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Pump Up the Volume(1990)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Demons(1988)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Uninvited(1988)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Friday the 13th: The New Blood(1988)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1988 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Stowaway (2022)

$31K worldwide

Highest rated

The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Spoils Before Dying (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 25: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography15 of 25: 15 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thOther crew9 of 25: 9 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s3 · 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 Giles Dunning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Liar's Poker (1999)

81st percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Mumford & Sons: The Road to Red Rocks (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 56/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 27. 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.

Who does Giles Dunning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Giles Dunning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emmett Malloy shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers