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Alain Dostie

Alain Dostie

Cinematographer · Born September 12, 1943 (83)

Born
September 12, 1943 (83)
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Alain Dostie's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: 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
27%
Bonds
22%
Self
22%
Ideas
8%
Survival
8%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 3 · 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 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

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 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
8
Warm
3
Bittersweet
4
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Alain Dostie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alain Dostie'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

45 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Silk(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • February 15, 1839(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Nuremberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Red Violin(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • La vengeance de la femme en noir(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Confessional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Octobre(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Armen and Bullik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Perfectly Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Dortoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Dans le ventre du dragon(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Gunrunner(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Iron Eagle II(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Kalamazoo(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cirque du Soleil: La Magie Continue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Elvis Gratton, Le King des Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Pas encore Elvis Gratton ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Les vacances d'Elvis Gratton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Au pays de Zom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Elvis Gratton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • The Late Blossom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Pour le meilleur et pour le pire(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Les vautours(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer · Writer

  • Ordinary Tenderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Réjeanne Padovani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Dirty Money(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Le reel du pendu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Far from the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • The Christmas Martian(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Acadia Acadia?!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Additional Camera

  • 10 Miles/Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Cotton Mill, Treadmill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Éloge du chiac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Beluga Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Assistant Camera

  • Les acadiens de la dispersion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Camera Operator

  • Swing la baquaise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • The River Schooners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Assistant Camera

  • The Times That Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Assistant Camera · Sound

  • Caïn - Les marcheurs de la nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Assistant Director of Photography

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1965 to 2007.

Biggest box office

Iron Eagle II (1988)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

The Red Violin (1998)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 43: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography38 of 43: 37 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew5 of 43: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s7 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s3 · 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 Alain Dostie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights (1999)

77th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Red Violin (1998)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, 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.

Who does Alain Dostie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alain Dostie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; François Girard shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers