Adolpho Veloso
Cinematographer · Born May 31, 1989 (37) · São Paulo, Brazil
Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies
Adolpho Veloso (born 31 May 1989) is a Brazilian cinematographer. He is known for his work on Train Dreams (2025), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 31, 1989 (37)
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Cinematographer
- 6 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Adolpho Veloso's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Adolpho Veloso's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Adolpho Veloso'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, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Remain(2027)
Queen at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Train Dreams(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Glenmorangie: Once Upon a Time in Scotland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Becoming Elizabeth(2022)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Jockey(2021)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Perfect David(2021)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Mab an Tarz : fils de l’écume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Mosquito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Rodantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Tungsten(2018)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Asco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Trilhas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Last of the Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Species (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 2009 to 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
2 major awards from 4 major nominations, 2026.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Cinematography
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Cinematography
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 Adolpho Veloso's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of the 4 of 5 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 82/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 70. 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 Adolpho Veloso work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adolpho Veloso's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clint Bentley shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Clint BentleyShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Jockey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Clint Bentley
Writers
- Greg KwedarShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Jockey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Kwedar
Actors
- Clifton Collins Jr.Shared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Jockey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Clifton Collins Jr.
Composers and editors
- Bryce DessnerShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Jockey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Bryce Dessner
- Parker LaramieShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Jockey (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Parker Laramie