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Dominique Deruddere

Dominique Deruddere

Director, writer and producer, also cinematographer · Born June 15, 1957 (69) · Turnhout, Belgium

Born
June 15, 1957 (69)
From
Turnhout, Belgium
Works as
Director, writer and producer, also cinematographer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 21 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Dominique Deruddere's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
27%
Morality
14%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

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

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Dominique Deruddere's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Dominique Deruddere's 5 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Dominique Deruddere's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

21 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Chapel(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Charlatan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Will Tura, hoop doet leven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Fanney Khan(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Racing Hearts(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Firmin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Wedding Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Everybody Is a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Everybody's Famous! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • La Patinoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Cinematographer

  • Hombres complicados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Suite 16 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • The Sacrament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini(1989)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • Istanbul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Willy

  • Brussels by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Wodka Orange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Hellegat(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Killing Joke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • De Proefkonijnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1979 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Fanney Khan (2018)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)

Midcredits 47th

Most popular right now

Racing Hearts (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 19: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting14 of 19: 6 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting9 of 19: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing2 of 19: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 19: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 19: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew1990s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s4 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Dominique Deruddere's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Fanney Khan (2018)

71st percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Hellegat (1980)

Midcredits 50th · 47% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Dominique Deruddere work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dominique Deruddere's MovieCove titles; Josse De Pauw shares the most, 2.