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Jess Hall

Jess Hall

Cinematographer · Born March 16, 1971 (55) · Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK

Jess Hall is a British cinematographer. His parents were Stuart Hall, the Jamaican-born Cultural Studies pioneer and former professor at the Open University, and Catherine Hall, Professor and leading historian at University College, London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jess Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 16, 1971 (55)
From
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Jess Hall's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
25%
Power
12%
Morality
9%
Survival
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
7
Absurd
4
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jess Hall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jess Hall'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

26 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ugo: A Homecoming Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Additional Photography · Cinematographer

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Chevalier(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Consultant(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • WandaVision(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Serenity(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Transcendence(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Strap Hanging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Spectacular Now(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • 30 Minutes or Less(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • D-Minus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Boy with Chocolate Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Switch(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Creation(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Brideshead Revisited(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Other

  • Hot Fuzz(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Son of Rambow(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stander(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hideous Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cicerones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Evidentia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

$522M worldwide

Highest rated

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography23 of 24: 22 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew2 of 24: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s5 · 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 Jess Hall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell (2017)

66th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 56. 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 Jess Hall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles27–69 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles29–58 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles31–81 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles25–60 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles19–60 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jess Hall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jess Hall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Shakman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers