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Michael Lavelle

Michael Lavelle

Cinematographer, also producer

Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Michael Lavelle's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
28%
Society
17%
Bonds
15%
Survival
14%
Power
14%
Morality
8%
Ideas
3%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · 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 4 · Even-paced 5 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Dread
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

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 Michael Lavelle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Lavelle'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

30 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Testimony(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Signora Volpe(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Holding(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Finding You(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Let the Wrong One In(2021)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Girl from Mogadishu(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Float Like a Butterfly(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cardboard Gangsters(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Little Grey Fergie Saves the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Little Grey Fergie Full Throttle! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Little Grey Fergie: Country Fun! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Truth Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Can't Cope, Won't Cope(2016)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Peacemaker(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cherry Tree(2015)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Strangers in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • I Am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • From the Dark(2014)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Patrick's Day(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stand Up for Your Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Stitches(2012)

    Second Unit Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cluck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • His & Hers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Storyland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Out of the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Farewell Packets of Ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Scoring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Undressing My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Fatboy and Twintub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Lighting Production Assistant

  • The Battle of Vimy Ridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Grip

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1999 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Finding You (2020)

$3.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Finding You (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 26: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 26: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 26: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography21 of 26: 20 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew2 of 26: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

26 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s3 · 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 Michael Lavelle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Peacemaker (2016)

74th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Patrick's Day (2014)

Midcredits 69th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. 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 Michael Lavelle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Lavelle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Conor McMahon shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers