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Richard Oakes

Richard Oakes

Cinematographer, director, editor, writer and producer · Born February 25, 1984 (42) · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Richard Oakes (Director / DOP): Richard Oakes is an acclaimed writer, director, producer, and director of photography who has led the video content production company DARK FABLE since early 2012. He specializes in high-end music video production, collaborating with major record labels like Universal and Sony and creating content for prominent global metal bands across over 350 projects, including live performance videos for Slipknot, Lamb of God, King Diamond, Behemoth, Tesseract, and Skindred. In 2023, he directed the feature-length documentary series Beyond the Breakdown for the Slipknot-owned streaming platform Knotfest. Across feature films, he has served as cinematographer for twelve and directed seven, earning accolades such as best director of photography and best director at various festivals. His writer-director debut, Hosts, released globally in 2020, received positive reviews in publications like The New York Times and Harper's Bazaar, turned an instant profit, and reached number two on the iTunes Horror chart. His second feature as writer and director, FEED ME, achieved a nearly 1000% return on investment and secured 25 awards worldwide following its Hollywood premiere. His latest film, Jinx, has just released in the USA and won 4 awards, including Richard winning Best Director and Best Film at the British Horror Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1984 (42)
From
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Works as
Cinematographer, director, editor, writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 38% in 30 days

What are Richard Oakes' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
36%
Self
17%
Bonds
16%
Ideas
15%
Power
8%
Morality
5%
Society
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · 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 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
5
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Richard Oakes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Oakes' 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

19 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Remembrance(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • JINX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Jitters(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • All in Good Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • War Of Being - The Making of Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Witch(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • TesseracT: War Of Being (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Feed Me(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • TesseracT: PORTALS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • P O R T A L S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Colorist · Editor

  • Hosts(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer · Story · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 24 Little Hours(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Eastern Front(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Homeless Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Terminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • In Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Exit Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • #Followme II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2016 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hosts (2020)

$11K worldwide

Highest rated

Witch (2024)

Midcredits 46th

Most popular right now

Hosts (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 16: 3 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting4 of 16: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 16: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography12 of 16: 7 only cinematography, 5 with another roleEditing5 of 16: 0 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew2 of 16: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

16 titles, 6 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s11 · crew

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

How do Richard Oakes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

Remembrance (2026)

99th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Witch (2024)

Midcredits 46th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 58/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 25. 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 Richard Oakes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Oakes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benjamin Symons shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles