Ula Pontikos was born in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Russian Doll (2019), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) and Weekend (2011).
Biography from IMDb.
- Gdynia, Poland
- Cinematographer
- 8 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Ula Pontikos' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
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 Ula Pontikos' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Ula Pontikos' 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
10 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
The Man in My Basement(2025)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Humans(2015)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Game(2014)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Second Coming(2014)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Lilting(2014)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Weekend(2011)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsSubmission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
China's Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Notes on a Scandal(2006)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2006 to 2017.
Biggest box office
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
Highest rated
Weekend (2011)
Most popular right now
The Game (2014)
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 2 major nominations, 2014–2022.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
- Sundance award, won · World Cinema - Dramatic
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 Ula Pontikos' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Ula Pontikos' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ula Pontikos work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ula Pontikos' MovieCove titles; Gershwyn Eustache Jnr shares the most, 2.
- Gershwyn Eustache JnrShared titles: The Man in My Basement (2025), Second Coming (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
- Mark TownsShared titles: The Man in My Basement (2025), Lilting (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Towns