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Sophie Darlington

Sophie Darlington

Cinematographer, also director and producer

Sophie Darlington has filmed wildlife in some of the remotest locations throughout the world. She learnt her craft out on Tanzania's Serengeti plains and her cinematography has since been featured in award winning films on the BBC, Disney Nature, and Discovery Channel

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer, also director and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 44% in 30 days

What are Sophie Darlington's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
36%
Ideas
25%
Bonds
21%
Self
12%
Society
5%
Power
1%
Survival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
11
Warm
7
Tense
7
Hopeful
6
Joyful
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical5

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 Sophie Darlington's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sophie Darlington'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

22 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lion(2026)

    Show Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Queens(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Incredible Animal Journeys(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Planet Earth III(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Planet(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Mating Game(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Penguins(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Our Planet(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Our Planet: Behind the Scenes(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Seven Worlds One Planet(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dynasties(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Planet Earth II(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunt(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Bears(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Lion's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Brutal Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • African Cats(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cheetahs Against All Odds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Addo - The African King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Intimate Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Cheetah Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lion's Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1996 to 2024.

Biggest box office

African Cats (2010)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Planet Earth III (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 15: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography13 of 15: 12 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew2 of 15: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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 Sophie Darlington's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 15 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, director, cinematographer

Queens (2024)

77th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 97% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 86/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 90, detractors 73. 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 Sophie Darlington's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sophie Darlington work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sophie Darlington's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alastair Fothergill shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles