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David Bolen

David Bolen

Cinematographer, also producer

Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are David Bolen's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Morality
19%
Society
18%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
12%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Deception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAging2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · 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 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
14
Tense
11
Hopeful
10
Warm
8
Melancholic
8
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical2

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 David Bolen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Bolen'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

67 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Primetime(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Python Hunt(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wild Boys: Strangers in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Tyson(2026)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • You Can See Everything(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Andy Kaufman Is Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Octopus!(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The Tengu Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • The Turnaround(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Thelma(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ren Faire(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Spermworld(2024)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Chef's Table: Noodles(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Lionheart(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Best Chef in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Untold: Caitlyn Jenner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Gone in the Night(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mink! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Subject(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Deep End(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • A Spark Story(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Untold: Deal with the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bunker Boom: Better Safe Than Sorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • The Paradise Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Some Kind of Heaven(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Concerto Is a Conversation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Marvel's 616 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Blood Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Date Nite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trial by Media(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The King of Fish and Chips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • 1BR(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • That's My Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Divine Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Soni(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • West of Hell(2018)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Still Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • When Lambs Become Lions(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Love Letter to Lisbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Kunstglaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Hidden Potential(2017)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Rwanda & Juliet(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Long Term Parking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Girl Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Gaffer

  • Rust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Ladybug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Fibre & Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Turns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Mother Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Clinger(2015)

    Supervising Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Off | Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer · Colorist

  • Dance of the Bootlegger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Kintsugi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles, 50 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Thelma (2024)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

You Can See Everything (2026)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography50 of 52: 49 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew3 of 52: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s23 · crew2020s27 · crew

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 David Bolen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built (2020)

91st percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

You Can See Everything (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. 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 David Bolen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does David Bolen work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Bolen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lance Oppenheim shares the most, 4.

Directors

Composers and editors

Producers