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Benoît Delhomme

Benoît Delhomme

Cinematographer, also director · Born August 28, 1961 (65) · France

Benoît Delhomme (born 28 August 1961) is a French film cinematographer who has also worked in American and British films. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in 1982. He was assistant cameraman on Jean de Florette and Manon des sources (1986) and became director of photography on feature films in the early 1990s. He was nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography in 1998 for Artemisia. During the 2000s, he worked more and more for English-speaking movies. He won the Special Jury Prize at the International Film Festival Chicago 2001 for And there, what time is it? And the AFI Award for Best Cinematography in 2005 for The Proposition. Source: Article Benoît Delhomme"" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 28, 1961 (65)
From
France
Works as
Cinematographer, also director
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are Benoît Delhomme's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
26%
Morality
22%
Bonds
19%
Power
14%
Survival
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 18

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 16

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 12 · 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 5 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 5

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 19

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
21
Dread
8
Contemplative
8
Romantic
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Haunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic7
  • 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 Benoît Delhomme's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benoît Delhomme'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

46 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mothers' Instinct(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lady Chatterley's Lover(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Beauty(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Minamata(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • At Eternity's Gate(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Free State of Jones(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • En moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Theory of Everything(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Most Wanted Man(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wilde Salomé(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Salomé(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lawless(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Son of No One(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • One Day(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Chatroom(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Shanghai(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 1408(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Breaking and Entering(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Proposition(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Podium(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Red Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Adolphe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • The Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • What Time Is It There? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Mortal Transfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Sade(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Miss Julie(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • With or Without You(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Loss of Sexual Innocence(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Winslow Boy(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Artemisia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Family Resemblances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • When the Cat's Away(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cyclo(1995)

    Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Circuit Carole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • L'irrésolu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Grande petite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • La Malheureuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Comment font les gens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • The Scent of Green Papaya(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • L'Amant II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Faux Bourdon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Mariage Blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1990 to 2024.

Biggest box office

1408 (2007)

$133M worldwide

Highest rated

The Theory of Everything (2014)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 46: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography46 of 46: 44 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndEditing1 of 46: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s17 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s12 · 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 Benoît Delhomme's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 29; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1998)

75th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Theory of Everything (2014)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 56. 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 Benoît Delhomme's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles20–92 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles13–70 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles10–76 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles28–62 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles29–87 · median 55 · moderateheavier 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 Benoît Delhomme work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benoît Delhomme's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Al Pacino shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles