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Dave Alex Riddett

Dave Alex Riddett

Cinematographer, also actor

BAFTA Award nominee

Dave Alex Riddett BSC is a British Cinematographer known particularly for his work in stop frame animated features, Series and short films. His work as a Director of Photography includes 'Chicken Run' ...the many Wallace and Gromit films ( 'Wrong Trousers', 'A Close Shave', 'A matter of Loaf and Death' and Feature Film: 'Curse of the Wererabbit' ). As well as several series of Shaun the Sheep and the 'Shaun Movie' recent projects include 'Early Man' and 'Robin Robin".

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Dave Alex Riddett's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Society
28%
Self
21%
Ideas
13%
Power
4%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
7
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Contemplative
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical1

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 Dave Alex Riddett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dave Alex Riddett'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

27 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Robin Robin(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Early Man(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Wallace & Gromit x Visit England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Shaun the Sheep Movie(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Be a Pirate!(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Shaun the Sheep: Shear Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Lighting Camera

  • Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Lighting Camera

  • A Matter of Loaf and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Shaun the Sheep(2007)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

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

    Cinematographer

  • Pib and Pog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Lighting Camera

  • Knobs in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Audience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • The Wrong Trousers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Ident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Camera Operator · Mechanical Designer · Still Photographer

  • Creature Comforts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

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

    Camera Supervisor

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

    Lighting Camera

  • Vikings Go Pumping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as The Housewife

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1979 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Chicken Run (2000)

$225M worldwide

Highest rated

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Shaun the Sheep (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 24: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 24: 4 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography13 of 24: 13 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew6 of 24: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s4 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s1 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dave Alex Riddett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · cinematographer

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 77/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 60. 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 Dave Alex Riddett's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles17–37 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–21 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles5–24 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles6–14 · median 9 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles23–45 · median 37 · 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 Dave Alex Riddett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dave Alex Riddett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Lord shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles