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Nicolai Brüel

Nicolai Brüel

Cinematographer · Born August 19, 1965 (61) · Copenhagen, Denmark

Nicolai Brüel was born on 19 August 1965. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Dogman (2018), The Machine (2013) and Pinocchio (2019).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 19, 1965 (61)
From
Copenhagen, Denmark
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 11 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 28

What are Nicolai Brüel's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Power
21%
Bonds
17%
Morality
14%
Survival
12%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Nicolai Brüel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicolai Brüel'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

11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • House of Guinness(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Leopard(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Hanging Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • The Castle of the Tarots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Pinocchio(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • 5 Is the Perfect Number(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dogman(2018)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Machine(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Young Andersen(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Syrup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Another Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Pinocchio (2019)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

Dogman (2018)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Leopard (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 10: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography9 of 10: 8 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew1 of 10: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s3 · 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 Nicolai Brüel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · cinematographer

Dogman (2018)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 60. 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 Nicolai Brüel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles46–86 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles18–54 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian 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 Nicolai Brüel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicolai Brüel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paolo Del Brocco shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers