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Aarne Tapola

Aarne Tapola

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Aarne Tapola's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Survival
23%
Society
16%
Morality
11%
Ideas
11%
Self
7%
Power
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · 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 2 · 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 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
2
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • 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 Aarne Tapola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aarne Tapola'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

23 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Teräsleidit - kuin viimeistä päivää(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • White Trash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Utö(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

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

    Cinematographer

  • Bad Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Light Snatcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Kristal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Forest Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • The Stick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Are You Hungry? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Ha Ha Ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • A Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Alma de Sant Pere(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Spandex Sapiens(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Headfirst(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • They Have Escaped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    "B" Camera Operator

  • Nuoren Wertherin jäljillä (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Conversations Between Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • So It Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    "B" Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Headfirst (2014)

$567K worldwide

Most popular right now

Utö (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography20 of 22: 20 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 22: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s14 · crew2020s8 · crew

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

How do Aarne Tapola's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most loved · cinematographer

Teräsleidit - kuin viimeistä päivää (2025)

Midcredits 48th · 39% liked

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 Aarne Tapola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aarne Tapola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sanna-Kaisa Palo shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers