Michael Winterbottom

Film director · 17 films (1995–2019)

Michael Winterbottom is a director whose work here spans Butterfly Kiss (1995) to Greed (2019), across drama and thriller. 6 of those films were photographed by Marcel Zyskind. The work runs wide — 28% of frames across the 17 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 1,032 frames from 17 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.

Michael Winterbottom is a prolific English filmmaker who has directed seventeen feature films in the past fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features.

Born 29 March 1961 · Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Directing style

Winterbottom favors a grounded, observational perspective, relying almost exclusively on eye-level camera angles and medium or wide shots to capture characters within realistic interior spaces. His lighting relies on natural and motivated sources, primarily utilizing windows, direct sunlight, and practical fixtures to illuminate scenes that frequently lean toward a shallow depth of field. The visual atmosphere is defined by a cool, desaturated color grade and a muted palette of slate blues, bruised purples, and earthy browns, which reinforces the lonely, tense, and ominous undertones of his dramas and thrillers.

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Films directed by Michael Winterbottom

About Michael Winterbottom

When was Michael Winterbottom born?

Michael Winterbottom was born on 29 March 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK.

What films has Michael Winterbottom directed?

FrameThrower holds stills from 17 of them: Butterfly Kiss (1995), Jude (1996), I Want You (1998), Wonderland (1999), The Claim (2000), 9 Songs (2004), A Cock and Bull Story (2005) and A Mighty Heart (2007) and more.

Search every frame of Michael Winterbottom’s films

All 1,032 indexed frames from 17 films directed by Michael Winterbottom — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.