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Derek Williams

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
3 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Derek Williams' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
56%
Bonds
35%
Society
9%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · 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 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
2
Warm
2
Bittersweet
2
Joyful
1
Tense
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Derek Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Derek Williams' 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

3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Elio(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lamp Life(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Piper(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2016 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Elio (2025)

$154M worldwide

Highest rated

Piper (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Elio (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography3 of 3: 3 only cinematography, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Derek Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · cinematographer

Piper (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 86/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 67. 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 Derek Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Derek Williams' MovieCove titles; Pete Docter shares the most, 2.