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Sam Care

Sam Care

Cinematographer

Sam is a London based Cinematographer working internationally on Feature Films, TV Dramas and Commercials. He is a story driven cinematographer who brings a unique and sensitive approach to each project. His collaborations with talented directors and producers from around the world have led him to photograph diverse projects ranging from small independent films to large scale productions. Sam has shot many award winning projects including BFI funded feature film 'Couple in a Hole' directed by Tom Geens, which won 3 awards at the Dinard British Film Festival 2015, including the Golden Hitchcock. In 2018 Sam's critically acclaimed TV mini series 'Born To Kill' earned him a BAFTA Cymru nomination for Photography & Lighting Fiction. Recently Sam collaborated with Camera D'or winning director Anthony Chen on his second feature film 'Wet Season', filmed in Singapore and Malaysia. He has also completed a new series of Marcella for Netflix / ITV, re-booting the Anna Friel show with French director Gilles Bannier.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Sam Care's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
25%
Morality
23%
Society
16%
Survival
8%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 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

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Sam Care's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Care'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

33 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Code of Silence(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Nolly(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Sherwood(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Murder Manual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Wet Season(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • In the Dark(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Hampstead(2017)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Born to Kill(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Another Mother's Son(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Riot Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Couple in a Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Marcella(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Harry Price: Ghost Hunter(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Last Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tunnel(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Skins: Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Spoiler Alert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • U Want Me 2 Kill Him?(2013)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

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

    Additional Camera

  • Chloe and Will's Hot Date Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Misfits(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Greys Inbetween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Additional Photography

  • Open Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Changing Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Decadence is Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 2004 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Another Mother's Son (2017)

$640K worldwide

Highest rated

Another Mother's Son (2017)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Doctor Who (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography28 of 32: 27 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew4 of 32: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s8 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s4 · 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 Sam Care's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Doctor Who (2023)

94th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Skins (2007)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 45. 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 Sam Care's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Sam Care work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Care's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chanya Button shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Editors