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Frank Passingham

Frank Passingham

Cinematographer and director

Works as
Cinematographer and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 16 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 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Frank Passingham's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Society
20%
Self
17%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Power
6%
Morality
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 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 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Hopeful
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2

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 Frank Passingham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Passingham'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

16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Coraline(2009)

    Lighting Camera

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Doogal(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Magic Roundabout(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Creature Comforts(2003)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Rex the Runt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Binbag (voice) · as Mr. Chittock (voice) · as Patient (voice)

  • Why Bristol? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • A Close Shave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Man

  • Babel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Lighting Camera · Modeling

  • Alfalfa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Gladis in the Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Lighting Camera

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1987 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Chicken Run (2000)

$225M worldwide

Highest rated

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Film career

  • 1993Screen debut· The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 14: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 14: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography6 of 14: 6 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 14: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s5 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

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

How do Frank Passingham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Doogal (2006)

88th percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 58. 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 Frank Passingham's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles37–52 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles14–37 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles10–41 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles29–67 · median 54 · 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 Frank Passingham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Passingham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Lord shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers