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David Ungaro

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are David Ungaro's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Self
27%
Survival
27%
Morality
23%
Bonds
9%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 10 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 12

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 9

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
10
Melancholic
11
Contemplative
5
Absurd
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

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 David Ungaro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Ungaro'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

28 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dept. Q(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Monsieur Spade(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Asphalt City(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Gravity(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Samaritan(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Owners(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Burnt Orange Heresy(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Turning(2020)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Impure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • To the Ends of the World(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Donnybrook(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Prayer Before Dawn(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mary Shelley(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Compulsion(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • First Growth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Nobody from Nowhere(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Les Trois Silences (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Pieces of Me(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • What's in a Name?(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Round Up(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • 99 Francs(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Panshin Beka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Les Visages d'Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Mule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Louise (Take 2) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1999 to 2024.

Biggest box office

What's in a Name? (2012)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Dept. Q (2025)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 26: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 26: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography24 of 26: 23 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew2 of 26: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s7 · 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 David Ungaro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Gravity (2022)

57th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Dept. Q (2025)

Midcredits 92nd · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 57. 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 David Ungaro's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles48–88 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles18–78 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles34–87 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles27–76 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles37–81 · median 60 · intenseheavier 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 David Ungaro work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Ungaro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marie Gabrielle Stewart shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles