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Thomas Hardmeier

Thomas Hardmeier

Cinematographer · Born February 16, 1965 (61) · Zürich, Switzerland

Thomas Hardmeier (born 16 February 1965) is a Swiss cinematographer. His credits include 22 Bullets, Yves Saint Laurent, A Butterfly Kiss and Accomplices. In 2014, he won the award for Best Cinematography at the César Awards and the Lumières Awards for the film The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. Hardmeier lives in Geneva, Switzerland. Source: Article "Thomas Hardmeier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 16, 1965 (61)
From
Zürich, Switzerland
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 38 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Thomas Hardmeier's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th 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
Bonds
29%
Self
27%
Survival
14%
Morality
12%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · 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 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Warm
7
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Dread
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Thomas Hardmeier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Thomas Hardmeier'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

38 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Violette(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Back to Alexandria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • No Limit(2022)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Takedown(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Big Bug(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Villa Caprice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Out Stealing Horses(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • In Your Hands(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Paris Pigalle(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Everything Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Our Women(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • De guerre lasse(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Yves Saint Laurent(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Collision(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Do Not Disturb(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Les tribulations d'une caissière(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Butterfly Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Small World(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 22 Bullets(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Coluche(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Le Pendu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Chrysalis(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Black Box(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • L'Escalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Même pas mal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Charmants voisins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • ID Swiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Les électrons libres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Mignon à croquer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Reines d'un jour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sentence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Taxi Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • On the Road Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 35 of them dated from 1996 to 2024.

Biggest box office

22 Bullets (2010)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

22 Bullets (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography37 of 37: 34 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew3 of 37: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

37 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s5 · 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 Thomas Hardmeier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

None of their 21 titles divides audiences: 7 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed7

Most loved · cinematographer

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

Midcredits 80th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 58. 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 Thomas Hardmeier's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles24–64 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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 Thomas Hardmeier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Thomas Hardmeier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Berry shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers