Michael McDermott
- Cinematographer
- 9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Michael McDermott's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- 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 Michael McDermott's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael McDermott'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
12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Whale Shark Jack(2026)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Devil's Peak(2023)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Scrublands(2023)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Furnace(2020)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Crazy About You(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
KGB (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Wild Butterfly(2019)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hounds of Love(2016)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Kill Me Three Times(2014)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Light as a Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Bran Nue Dae(2009)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2009 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Furnace (2020)
Highest rated
Hounds of Love (2016)
Most popular right now
Scrublands (2023)
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 Michael McDermott's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Cult Classics.
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 70/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 82, 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 Michael McDermott's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michael McDermott work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael McDermott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Merlin Eden shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Ben YoungShared titles: Devil's Peak (2023), Scrublands (2023), Hounds of Love (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Young
Actors
- Emma BoothShared titles: Devil's Peak (2023), Hounds of Love (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Emma Booth
- Harrison Sloan GilbertsonShared titles: Devil's Peak (2023), Hounds of Love (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Harrison Sloan Gilbertson
- Jay RyanShared titles: Scrublands (2023), The Furnace (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Ryan
Editors
- Merlin EdenShared titles: Whale Shark Jack (2026), Devil's Peak (2023), The Furnace (2020), Hounds of Love (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Merlin Eden
Producers
- Georgia WhiteShared titles: Whale Shark Jack (2026), The Furnace (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Georgia White
- Kelvin MunroShared titles: Whale Shark Jack (2026), The Furnace (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Kelvin Munro
- Timothy WhiteShared titles: Whale Shark Jack (2026), The Furnace (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Timothy White
- Jeff HarrisonShared titles: The Furnace (2020), Crazy About You (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Harrison
