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Des Whelan

Des Whelan

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are Des Whelan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: 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
49%
Society
27%
Self
8%
Morality
8%
Ideas
7%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Tense
2
Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Des Whelan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Des Whelan'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

43 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wild Horse Nine(2026)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in Cabin 10(2025)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Play Dirty(2025)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.(2024)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves(2023)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Banshees of Inisherin(2022)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Witches(2020)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Turning(2020)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Rambo: Last Blood(2019)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dumbo(2019)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tomb Raider(2018)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Commuter(2018)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children(2016)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Big Eyes(2014)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fury(2014)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Thor: The Dark World(2013)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Good Day to Die Hard(2013)

    "A" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dark Shadows(2012)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Captain America: The First Avenger(2011)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Stand Off(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Wolfman(2010)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • How About You(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Deacon Blue: The Bigger Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait(2006)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Rógairí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Flight of the Phoenix(2004)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • The Escapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Second Unit Cinematographer

  • The Tailor of Panama(2001)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Sea(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Operator

  • An Awfully Big Adventure(1995)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Words Upon the Window Pane(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • In the Name of the Father(1993)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Playboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Camera Operator

  • My Left Foot(1989)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Jack of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

How About You (2007)

$802K worldwide

Highest rated

How About You (2007)

Midcredits 66th

Most popular right now

This Is the Sea (1997)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography9 of 43: 9 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thOther crew34 of 43: 34 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s8 · 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 Des Whelan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 36; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Words Upon the Window Pane (1994)

65th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

How About You (2007)

Midcredits 66th · 65% liked

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 Des Whelan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Des Whelan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary McGuckian shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors