Mike Holding
Cinematographer, also actor
Mike Holding is an accomplished director and cinematographer of international television wildlife documentary films and docu-dramas and has won numerous international awards over the years (including 10 team Cinematography Emmy's and a number of Bafta Awards) in recognition of his diverse talents. As well as being a creative director and talented cinematographer, and possessing a wide variety of post-production and editing skills, Mike is renowned for his extremely competent bushcraft, wildlife knowledge and logistics management capabilities.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer, also actor
- 11 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Mike Holding's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical3
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 Mike Holding's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Mike Holding'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
11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Earthsounds(2024)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
A Year on Planet Earth(2022)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Our Universe(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Elephant(2020)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Hostile Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Life(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Nature's Great Events(2009)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Earth(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Wild Africa(2001)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Across their 11 MovieCove titles from 2001 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Earth (2007)
Highest rated
Nature's Great Events (2009)
Most popular right now
Earthsounds (2024)
Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.
How do Mike Holding's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed1
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.
Who does Mike Holding work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mike Holding's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Elsbury shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Mark LinfieldShared titles: Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020), Earth (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Linfield
- Alastair FothergillShared titles: Elephant (2020), Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Alastair Fothergill
- Vanessa BerlowitzShared titles: Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Vanessa Berlowitz
Writers
- David FowlerShared titles: Our Universe (2022), Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020)See all 3 shared titles with David Fowler
- Andrew MurrayShared titles: Earth's Greatest Spectacles (2016), Wild Africa (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Murray
Cinematographers and editors
- Martin ElsburyShared titles: Earth's Greatest Spectacles (2016), Life (2009), Nature's Great Events (2009), Earth (2007), Wild Africa (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Martin Elsbury
- Andy NetleyShared titles: Earthsounds (2024), Earth's Greatest Spectacles (2016), Life (2009), Nature's Great Events (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Andy Netley
- Gavin ThurstonShared titles: Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020), Nature's Great Events (2009), Earth (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Gavin Thurston
- Martyn ColbeckShared titles: Elephant (2020), Nature's Great Events (2009), Earth (2007), Wild Africa (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Martyn Colbeck
Producers
- Martha HolmesShared titles: A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Hostile Planet (2019), Life (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Martha Holmes
- Adrian SeymourShared titles: A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Adrian Seymour
- Andrew MoorwoodShared titles: A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Moorwood
- Grant MansfieldShared titles: A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Grant Mansfield
Mixed roles
- Owen NewmanShared titles: Nature's Great Events (2009), Wild Africa (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Owen Newman