Alan McIntyre Smith
Cinematographer, also producer
Alan worked his way up the indie film ladder from production assistant to Gaffer to cinematographer and director, working on films such as Happiness, The Station Agent, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, A VIGILANTE, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues, and many others. You won’t find him in the credits, but he also worked many days as an additional electric on The Royal Tenenbaums, A Beautiful Mind, and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. After decades on set, Alan got a chance to direct a feature film, Stargazer, which played a dozen film festivals, winning awards for acting, cinematography, editing, music, and directing. It was released in 2024 and is available to rent on Apple, Amazon, YouTube, Google Play. Or watch for free with ads on PLEX. Alan is currently developing narrative projects and directing documentaries and music videos, and continues to shoot projects as a cinematographer. He writes a weekly cinematography newsletter: https://wtfstop.substack.com/ His website: https://www.alanfilmmaker.com
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Biography from TMDB.
- Cinematographer, also producer
- 17 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Alan McIntyre Smith'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 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic3
- 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 Alan McIntyre Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Gonzo (2008) · gaffer · free
- Beautiful Darling (2010) · cinematographer · free
- Future '38 (2017) · cinematographer · free
- White Rabbit (2013) · cinematographer · free
- Say My Name (2018) · cinematographer · free
- All Mistakes Buried (2015) · cinematographer · free
- Roe v. Wade (2019) · cinematographer · free
- Haunting on Fraternity Row (2018) · cinematographer · free
- Are You Happy Now (2021) · producer, cinematographer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Alan McIntyre Smith'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
23 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Stargazer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Roe v. Wade(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Making the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Are You Happy Now(2021)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Vigilante(2018)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Retro Report on PBS(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Accommodations(2018)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Say My Name(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Future '38(2017)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
No Beast So Fierce(2016)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Loserville(2016)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
My First Miracle(2015)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
All Mistakes Buried(2015)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
White Rabbit(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all filmsThe Ogre's Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Two Night Stand Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Beautiful Darling(2010)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Awkward Comedy Show(2010)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gonzo(2008)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsTwo Night Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Girl from Monday(2005)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 2005 to 2023.
Biggest box office
A Vigilante (2018)
Highest rated
White Rabbit (2013)
Most popular right now
A Vigilante (2018)
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 Alan McIntyre Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 17 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 38. 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 Alan McIntyre Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alan McIntyre Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim McCann shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Tim McCannShared titles: No Beast So Fierce (2016), All Mistakes Buried (2015), White Rabbit (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Tim McCann
Actors
- Sam TrammellShared titles: All Mistakes Buried (2015), White Rabbit (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Trammell
Composers
- John Vincent McCauleyShared titles: No Beast So Fierce (2016), All Mistakes Buried (2015), White Rabbit (2013)See all 3 shared titles with John Vincent McCauley
Producers
- Benjamin Brant BickhamShared titles: No Beast So Fierce (2016), All Mistakes Buried (2015), White Rabbit (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Benjamin Brant Bickham
- Hollis GilstrapShared titles: Are You Happy Now (2021), No Beast So Fierce (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Hollis Gilstrap
- James MocciaShared titles: Loserville (2016), My First Miracle (2015)See all 2 shared titles with James Moccia
- Jon KeeyesShared titles: Loserville (2016), My First Miracle (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Keeyes
Mixed roles
- Jay SternShared titles: Say My Name (2018), The Awkward Comedy Show (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Stern
