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Paul Elliott

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28

What are Paul Elliott's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
21%
Morality
17%
Survival
13%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 25 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 15 · Intense 9

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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 15 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Warm
13
Melancholic
12
Absurd
9
Dread
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Paul Elliott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Elliott'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

60 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page.

  • Walker: Independence(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Vengeance(2022)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dark Winds(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Dirtbag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Set Photographer

  • Chambers(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dark Around the Stars(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Sunset Limited(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • True Grit(2010)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Impact(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Georgia O'Keeffe(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Front of the Class(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Beer for My Horses(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Spy School(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Love Lies Bleeding(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • No Country for Old Men(2007)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mayday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Fat Albert(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Elvis Has Left the Building(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • King of Texas(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • When Billie Beat Bobby(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • If These Walls Could Talk 2(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy(2000)

    Cinematographer · Photoscience Manager

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Lost & Found(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Thanks of a Grateful Nation(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Chance of a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Soul Food(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Case for Life(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Truman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • The Piano Lesson(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • If Someone Had Known(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Someone She Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Leave of Absence(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • My Girl 2(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • And the Band Played On(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Blind Side(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Cohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Art Direction

  • A Private Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • My Girl(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Capone(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Far from Home(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Rachel River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • 976-EVIL(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Cyclone(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Armed Response(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Biohazard(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Philadelphia Experiment(1984)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dreamscape(1984)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sign of Aquarius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1970 to 2022.

Biggest box office

My Girl (1991)

$59M worldwide

Highest rated

And the Band Played On (1993)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 56: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography48 of 56: 46 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew9 of 56: 7 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s11 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s6 · 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 Paul Elliott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 48 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · cinematographer

Beer for My Horses (2008)

85th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 49/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 37. 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 Paul Elliott's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles26–89 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles17–60 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles30–67 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian 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 Paul Elliott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Elliott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fred Olen Ray shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles