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Max Williams

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Max Williams' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
28%
Society
25%
Self
22%
Bonds
15%
Morality
10%
Trauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Max Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Max Williams' 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

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Spirit Lock(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Ndera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Punch(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • The Pebble and the Boy(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Me, Myself and Di(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Brighton(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Daz Watches Found Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    Lighting Camera

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Deny Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bigger Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Day of the Kamikaze(2008)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

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

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Pebble and the Boy (2021)

$137K worldwide

Highest rated

The Pebble and the Boy (2021)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

The Spirit Lock (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography9 of 11: 9 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 11: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s6 · crew

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

How do Max Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Spirit Lock (2026)

86th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Pebble and the Boy (2021)

Midcredits 49th · 49% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 41. 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 Max Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Max Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Green shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers