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Will Pugh

Will Pugh

Cinematographer

Will was born in London and raised in Nigeria & Malawi, where his father was working with snakes and tropical diseases. After school Will moved to Bristol to study painting (BA hons Fine Art). Beginning his career making experimental Super8 films, he then moved into the film industry in 1997, serving a six year apprenticeship as a camera assistant & focus puller. Will shoots documentary and narrative films, enjoying the inter-play between the two and the lessons one discipline brings to the other. He lives in London with his family.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Will Pugh's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
17%
Survival
16%
Society
16%
Power
15%
Self
15%
Morality
15%
Bonds
6%
Truth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
14
Tense
11
Melancholic
6
Warm
4
Dread
3
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

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 Will Pugh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Will Pugh'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

31 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Balloonists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Salisbury Poisonings: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Last First: Winter K2(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love+War(2025)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Camden(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • KSI: In Real Life(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lockerbie(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Capturing the Killer Nurse(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Crime(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Misha and the Wolves(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sophie: A Murder in West Cork(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Day Zero(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rising Phoenix(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hard, Cracked the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Killer Ratings(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Spiral(2017)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • McQueen(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lord Lucan: My Husband, the Truth(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Scientology Movie(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • China's Megatomb Revealed(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Light Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sunshine Makers(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Plantagenets(2014)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Blair Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • The Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

McQueen (2018)

$2.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Rising Phoenix (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Last First: Winter K2 (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography18 of 18: 18 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s11 · 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 Will Pugh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes (2026)

99th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Rising Phoenix (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, 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 Will Pugh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Will Pugh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Battsek shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers