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David Higgs

David Higgs

Cinematographer

BAFTA Award winner

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are David Higgs' films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
31%
Bonds
22%
Power
16%
Survival
11%
Self
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

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 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
12
Dread
7
Warm
4
Joyful
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

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 David Higgs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Higgs' 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

49 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Picture This(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dept. Q(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Critic(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Amazing Mr Blunden(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Shadow and Bone(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Will(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Churchill(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Aliens(2016)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Partners in Crime(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • That Day We Sang(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Escape Artist(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Murder on the Home Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Murder on the Home Front(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Restless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • All in Good Time(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Epithet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Mad Dogs(2011)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Tony(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Vampire Killers(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • RocknRolla(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Austen(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Stronger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Best Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Beneath the Skin(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Government Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Island at War(2004)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Too Good to Be True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Cambridge Spies(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Night Flight(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Russian Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • A Christmas Carol(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hero of the Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Summer in the Suburbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • In the Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Treasure Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

RocknRolla (2008)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Dept. Q (2025)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography43 of 43: 43 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s20 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s4 · 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

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2004–2010.

WinNomination
  1. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)
  2. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)

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 David Higgs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · cinematographer

Night Flight (2002)

68th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Outlander (2014)

Midcredits 94th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 46. 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 David Higgs' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles29–55 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles42–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian 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 David Higgs work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Higgs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Harries shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles