Dan Macarthur
Cinematographer, also producer
Dan MacArthur is an Australian film director and director of photography and founder of 18° Entertainment. In 2013 Macarthur wrote and directed gangster comedy feature film Nice Package, about a wannabe professional thief, his gay best friend, a sexy hostage and a package everybody wants. The film stars The Tribe heart throb Dwayne Cameron, funny man Leon Cain and Australian actress Isabella Tannock. Nice Package was produced by Macarthur and Melanie Poole, co-founder of 18° Entertainment. In 2014 Macarthur shot Yennai Arindhaal starring Ajith Kumar Directed by Gautham Menon which was released in over 1000 cinemas worldwide and was received very highly by audiences and critics with Macarthur's cinematography praised for bringing a Hollywood look to Tamil cinema.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Cinematographer, also producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Dan Macarthur's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- 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 Dan Macarthur's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Macarthur'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
15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Katele (Mudskipper) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Metropius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Danger Close(2019)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Nice Package (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Yennai Arindhaal(2015)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Suicide Theory(2014)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
E-Motion(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Absolute Deception(2013)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Go Goa Gone(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Sleeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Blood Money(2012)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Battlespace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 2000 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Danger Close (2019)
Highest rated
Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
Most popular right now
Danger Close (2019)
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 Dan Macarthur's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the cinematography 59/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 46. 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 Dan Macarthur's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Dan Macarthur work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Macarthur's MovieCove titles; Ty Hungerford shares the most, 2.
- Ty HungerfordShared titles: E-Motion (2014), Absolute Deception (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ty Hungerford
- Brad McMurrayShared titles: Absolute Deception (2013), Blood Money (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Brad McMurray
