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Dick Pope

Cinematographer · Died October 22, 2024, aged 77 · Bromley, Kent, England

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Richard Campbell Pope (August 3, 1947 – October 21, 2024) was a British cinematographer, known for his work with director Mike Leigh. Born in Bromley, Richard Campbell Pope took an early interest in photography. He trained at the Pathé lab in London, and began his career in 1968 working as a camera operator on documentaries. He began working as a cinematographer on feature films in the 1980s. He began his collaboration with Mike Leigh in 1990's Life is Sweet, and continued to work with him for over thirty years, until Hard Truths (2024).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 3, 1947
Died
October 22, 2024 (aged 77)
From
Bromley, Kent, England
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 57 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 30% in 30 days

What are Dick Pope's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
24%
Self
22%
Morality
16%
Society
13%
Power
12%
Survival
10%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 7 · Serious 11 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 24 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 10

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 6

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 19 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 9 · 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 9 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 13

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
21
Tense
17
Warm
12
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
6
Other
29

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Dick Pope's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dick Pope'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

57 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hard Truths(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Outfit(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Supernova(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Motherless Brooklyn(2019)

    "B" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Peterloo(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Angelica(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Legend(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Turner(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cuban Fury(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Running Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Bernie(2011)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Thin Ice(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Another Year(2010)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • It's a Wonderful Afterlife(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Me and Orson Welles(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Honeydripper(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Man of the Year(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Illusionist(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Hammersmith Odeon, London '75(2005)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Shirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Vera Drake(2004)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • All or Nothing(2002)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • 13 Conversations About One Thing(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Way of the Gun(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Topsy-Turvy(1999)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Debt Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Swept from the Sea(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Career Girls(1997)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Nothing Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Secrets & Lies(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Great Kandinsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • An Awfully Big Adventure(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Air Up There(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Naked(1993)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Blackheath Poisonings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • A Sense of History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Life Is Sweet(1990)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Reflecting Skin(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Fruit Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cure in Orange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Camera Operator

  • Coming Up Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Porterhouse Blue(1987)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl in the Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • The Women's Olamal: The Organisation of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • 1984(1984)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Alan Bush: A Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Inseminoid(1981)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Rude Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Camera Operator

  • Punk and Its Aftershocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Women in Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • A Bigger Splash(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Promise of Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Camera Operator

  • Loving Feeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Clapper Loader

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1968 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Illusionist (2006)

$88M worldwide

Highest rated

Secrets & Lies (1996)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Man of the Year (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography48 of 56: 37 only cinematography, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew19 of 56: 8 only other crew, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

56 titles, 11 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s3 · 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

1 major award from 6 major nominations, 1988–2015.

WinNomination
  1. 2015
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
  2. 2014
    • Cannes award, won
  3. 2007
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
  4. 1988
    • 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 Dick Pope's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)

61st percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Secrets & Lies (1996)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 55. 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 Dick Pope's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles9–80 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles10–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles30–89 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles25–66 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles28–68 · median 42 · moderatenear 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 Dick Pope work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dick Pope's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Leigh shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers