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Denis Lenoir

Denis Lenoir

Cinematographer · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Primetime Emmy nominee

Denis Lenoir (born 1949) is a French cinematographer.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 74 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Denis Lenoir's films like?

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

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
35%
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Survival
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 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 8 · Serious 8 · Dark 17

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 19 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 8 · 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 7 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
21
Contemplative
9
Bittersweet
6
Romantic
4
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

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 Denis Lenoir's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Denis Lenoir'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

74 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Badinter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Rodeo(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mariana's Room(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • La Fille d'un grand amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Headwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • One Fine Morning(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Irma Vep(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Bergman Island(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wasp Network(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Tale(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Three Christs(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Things to Come(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Still Alice(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Eden(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Accessory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Before the Winter Chill(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • So Undercover(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Blue Lagoon: The Awakening(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Have a Little Faith(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeping Beauty(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Carlos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • A Heavenly Vintage(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Righteous Kill(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Angel(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 88 Minutes(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Time Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • In His Hands(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Control(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Clearing(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Demonlover(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Uprising(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Steal This Movie(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mean Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Late August, Early September(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Thursday(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Since You've Been Gone(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Food of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • An Air So Pure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Secret Agent(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Clubbed to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Carrington(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Chess Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • La Séparation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Cold Water(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Decadence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • A New Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Shuttlecock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Beau fixe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Paris Awakens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Dingo(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Daddy Nostalgia(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Governor's Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Winter's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Monsieur Hire(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • La lumière du lac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Dog's Dialogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Tandem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Professor Taranne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Disorder(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Le Rescapé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • L'amour propre ne le reste jamais très longtemps(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Winston Tong In Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Laissé inachevé à Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Emanuelle and Lolita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Le jardin des planches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Sotelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Deux sœurs qui ne sont pas sœurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • The Insolent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • Farewell Caracas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles, 72 of them dated from 1973 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Righteous Kill (2008)

$79M worldwide

Highest rated

Still Alice (2014)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 74: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 74: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography72 of 74: 72 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 74: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s8 · 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 Primetime Emmy in 2002, Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie.

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 Denis Lenoir's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 39; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th19

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · cinematographer

So Undercover (2012)

69th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Still Alice (2014)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 45. 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 Denis Lenoir's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles13–88 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles25–71 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles34–87 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles27–77 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles32–76 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most 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 Denis Lenoir work with?

People who share at least 2 of Denis Lenoir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Avnet shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers