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Gale Tattersall

Gale Tattersall

Cinematographer · Born May 15, 1948 (78) · England

Born
May 15, 1948 (78)
From
England
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
23 on Motif · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Gale Tattersall's films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Motif score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 26th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Survival
25%
Power
20%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Morality
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 6 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Romantic
3
Thrilling
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Gale Tattersall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gale Tattersall's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

32 credits, 23 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 80 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Crazy: A Five Film(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • House(2004)

    Show 120 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Ship(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Thir13en Ghosts(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Pushing Tin(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Jack Bull(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Virtuosity(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tank Girl(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hideaway(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Addams Family(1991)

    Additional Photography

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Commitments(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wild Orchid(1989)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Homeboy(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Vroom(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Comrades(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Aria(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Link(1986)

    Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Emerald Forest(1985)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Truly Magical Lanterns (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Space Riders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Camera Operator

  • Those Glory Glory Days(1983)

    Camera Operator

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sweet William (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Camera Operator

  • Magic Lanterns (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • The Getting of Wisdom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Camera Operator

  • Summer of Secrets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Camera Operator

  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Camera Operator

  • My Ain Folk(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Value for Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • Birthday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1969 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

$68M worldwide

Highest rated

The Commitments (1991)

Motif 95th

Most popular right now

Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 31: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 31: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography22 of 31: 19 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Motif score39thOther crew11 of 31: 9 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Motif score63rd

31 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s3 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Gale Tattersall's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 16 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 16

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Motif score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? (2014)

88th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

House (2004)

Motif 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Gale Tattersall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles30–91 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles35–69 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity7 titles60–84 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles4–39 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles21–83 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Gale Tattersall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gale Tattersall's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Beck shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers