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Tom Rowland

Cinematographer

Tom Rowland is a UK Based Cinematographer specialising in Natural History for blue chip wildlife TV Series such as BBC's Planet Earth II, BBC's A Perfect Planet and BBC's The Mating Game. As a Cinematographer Tom specialises in long lens filming and has filmed across the globe in many different and challenging environments from the Arctic to the Desert, Tropical Jungles to Savannahs either solo or as part of a crew.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Tom Rowland's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
37%
Survival
30%
Bonds
12%
Self
11%
Society
8%
Morality
2%
Nature10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 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

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · 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 are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
12
Warm
9
Joyful
2
Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Cyclical9

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 Tom Rowland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Rowland'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

15 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Africa Earth's Wild Home(2026)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Orangutan(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wild London(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Parenthood(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Lives of Orangutans(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Earthsounds(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Thanks

  • Planet Earth III(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Planet(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Mating Game(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Atlantic: A Year in the Wild(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Earth at Night in Color(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Canada: A Year in the Wild(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monkey Island(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Coffin for the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 3 titles from 1974 to 2024.

Highest rated

A Perfect Planet (2021)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Planet Earth III (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography1 of 3: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing1 of 3: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 3: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew2020s2 · crew

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

How do Tom Rowland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Monkey Island (2018)

73rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

A Perfect Planet (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 78/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. 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 Tom Rowland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Rowland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Hynes shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers