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Dan Mindel

Dan Mindel

Cinematographer · Born May 27, 1958 (68) · Johannesburg, South Africa

Ivor Daniel Mindel, ASC, BSC, SASC (born 27 May 1958) is a South African-American cinematographer best known for his work on blockbuster action films like Enemy of the State, Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, working with directors like Tony Scott and J. J. Abrams. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Mindel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 27, 1958 (68)
From
Johannesburg, South Africa
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Dan Mindel's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 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

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 13

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

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 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 9

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 10 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
10
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
5
Joyful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2

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 Dan Mindel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Mindel'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

33 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Cinematographer

  • The Old Guard 2(2025)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Red One(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Twisters(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Pacific Rim: Uprising(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Cloverfield Paradox(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Zoolander 2(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Savages(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • John Carter(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lions for Lambs(2007)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Mission: Impossible III(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Domino(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Skeleton Key(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tooth Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Stuck on You(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Identity(2002)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Spy Game(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Shanghai Noon(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Enemy of the State(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • G.I. Jane(1997)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Recon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Crimson Tide(1995)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Red Shoe Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Hunger(1983)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1983 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

$2.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Star Trek (2009)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Red One (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography30 of 33: 30 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew3 of 33: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s9 · 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 Dan Mindel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

60th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Star Trek (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 49. 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 Dan Mindel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles47–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles12–53 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles27–79 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles12–52 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles39–72 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most 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 Dan Mindel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Mindel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; J.J. Abrams shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers