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Duane Charles Manwiller

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27

What are Duane Charles Manwiller's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
37%
Survival
19%
Morality
19%
Self
9%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · 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 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · 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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Hopeful
3
Dread
3
Melancholic
4
Joyful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Duane Charles Manwiller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Duane Charles Manwiller'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

59 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Crime 101(2026)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Guts & Glory(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Better Sister(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Madame Web(2024)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Midnight in the Switchgrass(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Skyscraper(2018)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eight(2018)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Forever My Girl(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Showman(2017)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Megan Leavey(2017)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Snatched(2017)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)

    Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Great Wall(2016)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • I Saw the Light(2015)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Point Break(2015)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hitman: Agent 47(2015)

    Second Unit Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike XXL(2015)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hot Pursuit(2015)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Blackhat(2015)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • John Wick(2014)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jackie & Ryan(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Escape Plan(2013)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Broken Kingdom(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike(2012)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Battleship(2012)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games(2012)

    Steadicam Operator · Third Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Texas Killing Fields(2011)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Contagion(2011)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Crazies(2010)

    Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Pelham 123(2009)

    Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Righteous Kill(2008)

    Camera Operator · Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Wonderland(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Deja Vu(2006)

    "B" Camera Operator · Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(2006)

    Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada(2005)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Soccer Dog: European Cup(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Blowing Smoke(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde(2003)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Solaris(2002)

    Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Pinocchio(2002)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Red Dragon(2002)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Full Frontal(2002)

    Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    Steadicam Operator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bandits(2001)

    First Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Traffic(2000)

    First Assistant "B" Camera

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Family Man(2000)

    First Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Insider(1999)

    First Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Confidential(1997)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Heat(1995)

    First Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Strange Days(1995)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers(1995)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Mohicans(1992)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Night Angel(1990)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1990 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Forever My Girl (2018)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Forever My Girl (2018)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

The Better Sister (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography26 of 56: 22 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew34 of 56: 30 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

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

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s19 · crew2010s27 · 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 Duane Charles Manwiller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 55; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · cinematographer

Blowing Smoke (2004)

94th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Baby Driver (2017)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 32. 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 Duane Charles Manwiller'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 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 80 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Duane Charles Manwiller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Duane Charles Manwiller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Orr shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Producers