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John Andreas Andersen

John Andreas Andersen

Cinematographer and director · Born October 23, 1971 (55) · Flekkefjord, Norway

John Andreas started out making short films on Super8, going on to win a national film-competition when 15 years old. That propelled him into following his passion for films and visual storytelling. Before attending film school, John Andreas worked his way up in the camera-department, including working as assistant camera for 2 times Oscar-winning Swedish cinematographer-legend; Sven Nykvist, ASC. With Sven's recommendation-letter he got into the MFA program at American Film Institute (AFI), graduating in 1998. Continuing his work as Director of Photography on many award winning features, including «Headhunters» (Morten Tyldum, 2011) and «King of Devil's Island» (Marius Holst, 2010) - John Andreas eventually transitioned to the directors chair. After first shooting the first episodes, then directing the season finale of Netflix-success «Occupied» (2015), his feature film directing debut came with «The Quake» (2018) following with the Norwegian War film «Number 24» (2024).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 23, 1971 (55)
From
Flekkefjord, Norway
Works as
Cinematographer and director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 32 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 24% in 30 days

What are John Andreas Andersen's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
31%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Survival
18%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 10

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · 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 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 10

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
7
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
3
Cold
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 John Andreas Andersen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Andreas Andersen'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

32 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • En nasjon i sjakk(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nr. 24(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Burning Sea(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Simon Talbot: Danish Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Camera Operator

  • The Congo Murders(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Quake(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Snowman(2017)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Okkupert(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Nørgaards netfix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Behind The Scenes - Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer · as Seg selv

  • All That Matters Is Past(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Monitor(2011)

    Cinematographer · Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Headhunters(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • King of Devil's Island(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Upperdog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Varg Veum - Falne engler(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Cold Lunch(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Radio Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Uro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Next Door(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

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

    Co-Director · Cinematographer

  • Cry in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Buddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Save the Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Most People Live in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Better Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • You Really Got Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Fort forover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

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

    Camera Operator

  • Spenn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Headhunters (2011)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Headhunters (2011)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Nr. 24 (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting7 of 32: 4 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thCinematography25 of 32: 20 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew4 of 32: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

32 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew2020s4 · 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.

How do John Andreas Andersen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, cinematographer

Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama (2014)

67th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Headhunters (2011)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 54. 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 John Andreas Andersen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles43–89 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–66 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles51–75 · median 62 · 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 John Andreas Andersen work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Andreas Andersen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marius Holst shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers