Howard Bourne
Howard Bourne is an award-winning wildlife cinematographer renowned for capturing stunning visuals across a wide array of international film projects. With a focus on nature documentaries, he brings a distinctive artistic vision to storytelling. His work has been showcased by major platforms and studios, including Netflix, Apple, Disney, and the BBC Natural History Unit.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer
- 18 on MovieCove
What are Howard Bourne's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
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 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical6
- Other1
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 Howard Bourne's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Howard Bourne'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
18 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Lion(2026)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Parenthood(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Secrets of the Penguins(2025)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Earthsounds(2024)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Asia(2024)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Mammals(2024)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Life on Our Planet(2023)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Planet Earth III(2023)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Bear Witness(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Polar Bear(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Green Planet(2022)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
A Perfect Planet(2021)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
The Mating Game(2021)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Our Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Hostile Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Seven Worlds One Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Hidden Kingdoms(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 2014 to 2023.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Howard Bourne's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up17
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved10
- Crowd Pleaser7
- 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 Howard Bourne work with?
People who share at least 2 of Howard Bourne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sophie Darlington shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Jeff WilsonShared titles: Parenthood (2025), Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022), The Mating Game (2021), Our Planet (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Jeff Wilson
- Alastair FothergillShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022), A Perfect Planet (2021), Our Planet (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Alastair Fothergill
- Adam ChapmanShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Chapman
- Nick Shoolingin-JordanShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
Writers
- David FowlerShared titles: Polar Bear (2022), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020)See all 2 shared titles with David Fowler
Actors
- David AttenboroughShared titles: Parenthood (2025), Asia (2024), Mammals (2024), The Mating Game (2021), Our Planet (2019)See all 5 shared titles with David Attenborough
- Cong LiuShared titles: The Green Planet (2022), A Perfect Planet (2021), Hostile Planet (2019), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Cong Liu
Cinematographers and editors
- Sophie DarlingtonShared titles: Lion (2026), Planet Earth III (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021), The Mating Game (2021), Our Planet (2019), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Sophie Darlington
- Peter CaylessShared titles: Parenthood (2025), Mammals (2024), Life on Our Planet (2023), Planet Earth III (2023), The Mating Game (2021), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Peter Cayless
- Andy NetleyShared titles: Asia (2024), Earthsounds (2024), Life on Our Planet (2023), Polar Bear (2022), The Mating Game (2021), Our Planet (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Andy Netley
- Alastair MacEwenShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021), The Mating Game (2021), Hostile Planet (2019), Our Planet (2019), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Alastair MacEwen
Producers
- Keith ScholeyShared titles: Parenthood (2025), Life on Our Planet (2023), Polar Bear (2022), A Perfect Planet (2021), The Mating Game (2021), Our Planet (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Keith Scholey
- Michael GuntonShared titles: Lion (2026), Planet Earth III (2023), The Green Planet (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Gunton
- Roy ConliShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Polar Bear (2022), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Conli
- Jane AtkinsShared titles: Lion (2026), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Atkins
Mixed roles
- Joe FeredayShared titles: Parenthood (2025), Life on Our Planet (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Fereday
- Henry M. MixShared titles: Asia (2024), The Mating Game (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Henry M. Mix
- Abigail LeesShared titles: Planet Earth III (2023), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Abigail Lees
- Darren WilliamsShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Darren Williams