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Remi Adefarasin

Remi Adefarasin

Cinematographer, also actor · Born February 2, 1948 (78) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee

Remi Adefarasin (born 2 February 1948) is an English cinematographer. For his work on Elizabeth (1998), he became the first black person to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 2, 1948 (78)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (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 Remi Adefarasin's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
37%
Self
29%
Morality
15%
Ideas
6%
Power
6%
Survival
4%
Society
3%
Romantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 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 20 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 17 · Intense 9

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 2

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 14 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

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 15 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Warm
13
Romantic
12
Hopeful
13
Absurd
10
Other
50

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Remi Adefarasin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Remi Adefarasin'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

75 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • My Oxford Year(2025)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Mr Loverman(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Locked In(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Secret Invasion(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • What's Love Got to Do with It?(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Locked Down(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Vermeer(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fighting with My Family(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Where Hands Touch(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Juliet, Naked(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • David Brent: Life on the Road(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Me Before You(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Cold Light of Day(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Cemetery Junction(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Pacific(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Fred Claus(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Grace(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Scoop(2006)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Match Point(2005)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Cartier and Kneale in Conversation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Camera Operator

  • Making Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Camera Operator

  • In Good Company(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Route V50 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • The Haunted Mansion(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Johnny English(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The One and Only(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Unconditional Love(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • About a Boy(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Band of Brothers(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The House of Mirth(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Onegin(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Human Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Sliding Doors(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Ebb-Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Emma(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hollow Reed(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Cold Lazarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Buccaneers(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Captives(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Shades of Fear(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Spot FX Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Chef!(1993)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Black and White in Colour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Memento Mori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Miss Pym's Day Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lost Language of Cranes(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Truly Madly Deeply(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sleepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Land of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Summer's Lease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Dream Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Christabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Sweet as You Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Shoot for the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Shift Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Four Days in July (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hope and the Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Camera Operator

  • Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Ronald Blythe - Working At Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Camera Operator

  • Doctor Who: The King's Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Camera Operator

  • Doctor Who: Terminus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Camera Operator

  • Mike Leigh: Making Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Grown-Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Arnhem: The Story of an Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Assistant Camera

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 73 titles from 1970 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Little Fockers (2010)

$311M worldwide

Highest rated

Match Point (2005)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Haunted Mansion (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography66 of 73: 63 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew10 of 73: 7 only other crew, 3 with another role

73 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s16 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s6 · 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 6 major nominations, 1989–2010.

WinNomination
  1. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
  2. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie
  3. 1999
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Cinematography
  4. 1993
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film/Video Photography (Fiction)
  5. 1989
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Cameraman

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 Remi Adefarasin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Lost Language of Cranes (1991)

90th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Band of Brothers (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 50. 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 Remi Adefarasin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles5–65 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles18–55 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles15–62 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles16–39 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles11–61 · median 35 · mildnear 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 Remi Adefarasin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Remi Adefarasin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlie Hanson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles