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Stephen McCarthy

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, with a break from 1975 to 1994, busiest in 2018 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stephen McCarthy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.5, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.3, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Documentary 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Space Exploration 2
  • Scientific Discovery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 72
Bombshell
Bombshell (2026)

Director of Photography

Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse
Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

Additional Camera

Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

Camera Operator

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (2021)

Director of Photography

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know (2020)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon
Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon (2020)

Director of Photography

2010s

16 titles · average score 70
The Feud
The Feud (2019)

Cinematography

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

The Bombing of Wall Street
The Bombing of Wall Street (2018)

Director of Photography

Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam
Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam (2017)

Director of Photography

The Forgotten Plague
The Forgotten Plague (2015)

Director of Photography

Okinawa: The Afterburn
Okinawa: The Afterburn (2015)
GoodWatch score 45

Cinematography

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

Camera Operator

War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (2012)

Director of Photography

Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Riddles of the Sphinx
Riddles of the Sphinx (2010)

Director of Photography

2000s

16 titles · average score 66
Alien Earths
Alien Earths (2009)

Director of Photography

The Polio Crusade
The Polio Crusade (2009)

Director of Photography

George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush (2008)

Director of Photography

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

Additional Photography

Banished
Banished (2007)

Director of Photography

John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature
John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature (2007)

Director of Photography

Building the Alaska Highway
Building the Alaska Highway (2005)

Director of Photography

King Arthur
King Arthur (2004)
GoodWatch score 49

Gaffer

Patrick
Patrick (2004)

Director of Photography

Miss America
Miss America (2002)

Director of Photography

Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace
Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace (2001)

Director of Photography

Ennis' Gift
Ennis' Gift (2000)

Cinematography

1990s

1 title
Skin Deep
Skin Deep (1995)

Director of Photography