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Eben Bolter

Eben Bolter

Cinematographer

BAFTA Award nominee

Eben Bolter is a UK/US dual national cinematographer represented by Casarotto (UK) and Gersh (US) and was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit 2016.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Eben Bolter's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
31%
Self
23%
Bonds
22%
Morality
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Power
1%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
8
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • 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 Eben Bolter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eben Bolter'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

40 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cape Fear(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Life of Chuck(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Franchise(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Invasion(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Last of Us(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl Before(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Night Teeth(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • McKellen: Playing the Part(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Tea With the Dames(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Earthy Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • The Woman in White(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Stealing Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • iBoy(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Acres and Acres(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Patient Seven(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Level Up(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Chicken(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Graduation Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer · Colorist

  • The Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue Borsalino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Three Women Wait for Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Road Games(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • I Used to Be Famous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hoarder(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Tierra Caliente(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Devil in the Detail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Down Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Forgotten(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Final Prayer(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Silent Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Up on the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Confine(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Thing: 27,000 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Red Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Drink, Drugs and KFC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Sweet Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Life of Chuck (2024)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Tea With the Dames (2018)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Franchise (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 39: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 39: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography38 of 39: 36 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndOther crew1 of 39: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s31 · crew2020s7 · 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 2024, Photography & Lighting, Fiction.

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 Eben Bolter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · cinematographer

Confine (2013)

70th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Tea With the Dames (2018)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 48. 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 Eben Bolter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles10–50 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles47–73 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian 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 Eben Bolter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eben Bolter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Randall shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles