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Ole Bratt Birkeland

Cinematographer

BAFTA Award nominee

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are Ole Bratt Birkeland's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th 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
Self
25%
Bonds
21%
Society
19%
Survival
15%
Morality
11%
Ideas
8%
Power
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · 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 7 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Hopeful
7
Contemplative
7
Warm
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous5

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 Ole Bratt Birkeland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ole Bratt Birkeland'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

42 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dear England(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

  • In the Blink of an Eye(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Good Grief(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ticket to Paradise(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of Her(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Ali & Ava(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Third Day: Autumn(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Minyan(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Loop(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Judy(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • American Animals(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ghost Stories(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • National Treasure(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • A Date for Mad Mary(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Listen to Me Marlon(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Ten Billion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Polar Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • The Missing(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • 20,000 Days on Earth(2014)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Nosferatu in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Phone Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Kiss the Water(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Utopia(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Up There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Ekki múkk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • In Love with Alma Cogan(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Arbor(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Dirk Gently(2010)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Adha Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Helen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Devil's Chair(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Ruby Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Black Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ticket to Paradise (2022)

$170M worldwide

Highest rated

Listen to Me Marlon (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Ticket to Paradise (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography39 of 40: 39 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew1 of 40: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s24 · crew2020s10 · 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 2017, Best 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 Ole Bratt Birkeland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

In Love with Alma Cogan (2012)

80th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 52. 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 Ole Bratt Birkeland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles13–60 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles16–43 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles29–74 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles34–63 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles10–70 · median 40 · 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 Ole Bratt Birkeland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ole Bratt Birkeland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hugo Heppell shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers