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Jeffrey Waldron

Jeffrey Waldron

Cinematographer · USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Jeffrey Waldron is an American cinematographer and director. Waldron worked on various feature films and TV series, including Little Fires Everywhere, Dear White People, Transpecos, You Hurt My Feelings, and Haunted Mansion. With Shannon Service, he also co-directed Ghost Fleet, a 2018 award-winning documentary about immigrants tricked into forced labour on fishing ships in Thailand. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeffrey Waldron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From
USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Jeffrey Waldron's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th 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
Survival
22%
Self
20%
Society
19%
Bonds
17%
Morality
14%
Ideas
6%
Power
2%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · 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 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
7
Absurd
3
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous6

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 Jeffrey Waldron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeffrey Waldron'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

50 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Stumble(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Chad Powers(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Poetic License (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Daredevil: Born Again(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Teacup(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • English Teacher(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Me/We (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Haunted Mansion(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • You Hurt My Feelings(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Fire Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks

  • A League of Their Own(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Gossip Girl(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Mrs. Fletcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Champaign Ill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Ghost Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Here and Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Battle Scars(2015)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • GLOW(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Dear White People(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Brockmire(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Axe Murders of Villisca(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Crunch Time(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Transpecos(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Light Beneath Their Feet(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lopez(2016)

    Show 14 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • We Go On(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Addicted to Fresno(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Aram, Aram(2015)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Balls Out(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cement Suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Justin Bieber's Believe(2013)

    Additional Photography · Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Rising from Ashes(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Girls(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Battleground(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Like Crazy(2011)

    Additional Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Searching for Sonny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dynamiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rum Diary(2011)

    Epk Camera Operator · VFX Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • William Shatner Sings O Canada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Dead Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • After Lately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Camera Operator

  • The Prankster(2010)

    Electrician

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Gods of Circumstance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Gaffer

  • The Echo Game(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Gaffer · Jimmy Jib Operator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Playaz Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Electrician

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Haunted Mansion (2023)

$117M worldwide

Highest rated

Daredevil: Born Again (2025)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 49: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography40 of 49: 36 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew12 of 49: 9 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

49 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s30 · crew2020s14 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2012, Best Cinematography.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jeffrey Waldron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · cinematographer

Dear White People (2017)

94th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Daredevil: Born Again (2025)

Midcredits 89th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 64/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 49. 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 Jeffrey Waldron's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles10–45 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 63 · 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 Jeffrey Waldron work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeffrey Waldron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Babbit shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers