- New Zealand
- Cinematographer
- 12 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are D.J. Stipsen's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 D.J. Stipsen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for D.J. Stipsen'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
17 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Deep Water(2026)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Paper(2025)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
One of Us Is Lying(2021)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Chasing Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Erebus: Operation Overdue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
1480: Radio Pirates(2014)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Golden Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Safe House(2012)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Nuclear Comeback(2007)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1993 to 2026.
Biggest box office
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Highest rated
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Most popular right now
Deep Water (2026)
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2019, Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour).
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do D.J. Stipsen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th6
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 40. 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 D.J. Stipsen's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 D.J. Stipsen work with?
People who share at least 2 of D.J. Stipsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Dudman shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Christopher DudmanShared titles: James Patterson's Murder Is Forever (2018), The Day That Changed My Life (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Dudman
Actors
- Erroll ShandShared titles: James Patterson's Murder Is Forever (2018), Safe House (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Erroll Shand
- Dan MusgroveShared titles: 1480: Radio Pirates (2014), Safe House (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Musgrove
Editors
- Jonathan Woodford-RobinsonShared titles: 1480: Radio Pirates (2014), What We Do in the Shadows (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Mixed roles
- Yana GorskayaShared titles: The Paper (2025), What We Do in the Shadows (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Yana Gorskaya
