Alex Metcalfe
Alex studied Fine Art Photography at Sir John Faculty in London. During this period, he exhibited work in shows at Festival Hall and Hayes Galleria and was published in The Observer and trade magazines. After working on television shows and short films, Alex shot his first feature film Asylum in 2003. Since then, his work as DOP has spanned many genres: features, commercials, documentaries and comedy dramas. In 2020 he was Director/Cinematographer for 'A Song for the Future'; featuring asylum seekers playing indigenous instruments alongside the WNO players and singers. His films and commercials have won a wide variety of awards including a BAFTA Cymru (2014) for 'Best Feature' (Playing Burton). Alex won the award for Best Cinematography for the CIELO at Fantasporto 2025.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Cinematographer
- 5 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Alex Metcalfe's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Alex Metcalfe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Alex Metcalfe'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
7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Well Being (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Fear the Invisible Man(2023)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Solo!(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Lighthouse(2016)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 2013 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Alex Metcalfe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the cinematography 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 61. 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.
Who does Alex Metcalfe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alex Metcalfe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Crow shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Chris CrowShared titles: The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021), The Lighthouse (2016), A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Crow
Actors
- David HaymanShared titles: Fear the Invisible Man (2023), The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021)See all 2 shared titles with David Hayman
- Gerald TylerShared titles: The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021), The Lighthouse (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Gerald Tyler
- Ian VirgoShared titles: The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021), The Lighthouse (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Virgo
- Jason MayShared titles: The Lighthouse (2016), A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jason May
Composers
- Mark RutherfordShared titles: The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021), The Lighthouse (2016), A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Rutherford
Producers
- Michael RileyShared titles: Fear the Invisible Man (2023), The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Riley
- Tamsin Wiley-ScottShared titles: Fear the Invisible Man (2023), The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tamsin Wiley-Scott
- Thea CampbellShared titles: Fear the Invisible Man (2023), The Ballad of Billy McCrae (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Thea Campbell