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MacGregor

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1980 (46) · Madrid, Spain

Miguel de Olaso (born 1980), known professionally as MacGregor, is a Spanish commercial cinematographer and film director based in Los Angeles. MacGregor, a Madrid-born cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA, known for films such as "Fall" (2022) and "Kandahar" (2023) and for his work on award-winning documentaries such as "The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara". He is known for creating visually striking and emotionally impactful films that address social and political issues.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1980 (46)
From
Madrid, Spain
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 62% in 30 days

What are MacGregor's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
56%
Bonds
27%
Morality
10%
Ideas
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Thrilling
1
Cold
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 MacGregor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for MacGregor'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

13 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Thousand Suns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show Creator

  • Kandahar(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fall(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Corporate Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Vivarium(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Snake Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Los Angeles 1991 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Blinky™ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • UYUNI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Similo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • 18 segundos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2008 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Fall (2022)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Fall (2022)

Midcredits 57th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 13: 2 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 13: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 13: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography9 of 13: 7 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 13: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do MacGregor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 1 is Crowd Pleaser.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · cinematographer

Fall (2022)

Midcredits 57th · 54% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 57. 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 MacGregor's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does MacGregor work with?

People who share at least 2 of MacGregor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian Mercuri shares the most, 2.

Producers