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Benjamin Kracun

Benjamin Kracun

Cinematographer · Born May 1, 1981 (45)

Benjamin Kračun (/ˈkrɑːkən/; born May 1981) is a Scottish cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Emerald Fennell's revenge thriller Promising Young Woman (2020) and Coralie Fargeat's body horror film The Substance (2024), the latter of which earned him the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer. He is a fully accredited member of the British Society of Cinematographers. In June 2023, Kračun was invited to join the Cinematographers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Benjamin Kračun, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1981 (45)
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 29 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 45% in 30 days

What are Benjamin Kracun's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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%
Survival
26%
Morality
17%
Bonds
12%
Society
8%
Power
8%
Ideas
1%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Benjamin Kracun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Kracun'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

29 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Echo Valley(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Substance(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Encounter(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Promising Young Woman(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Monsoon(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Third Day(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Beats(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dublin Murders(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Beast(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Ana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Dark Horse(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hyena(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Glasgow Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Without Gorky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Keeping Up with the Joneses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • For Those in Peril(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Comedian(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Verdi's Backyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as (Thanks)

  • The Road Uphill(2011)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • I Love Luci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • One Night in Emergency(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Plane Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • One in Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Laddy and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Oh Lucky Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Suburban Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Multi Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Cry to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • The Return of Stanley Atwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 26 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Substance (2024)

$77M worldwide

Highest rated

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Substance (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 28: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 28: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 28: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography24 of 28: 24 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 28: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew2020s6 · 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 Benjamin Kracun's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

One Night in Emergency (2010)

79th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 64. 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 Benjamin Kracun's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles56–84 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles16–87 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles59–81 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles36–81 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles55–85 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Benjamin Kracun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benjamin Kracun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Pearce shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers