Jean-Claude Lord (June 6, 1943 - January 15, 2022) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most commercial of the Quebecois directors in the 1970s and aimed his feature films at a mass audience and dealt with political themes in a mainstream, Hollywood style.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 6, 1943
- January 15, 2022 (aged 78)
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Director, writer and editor, also producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Jean-Claude Lord's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 2
Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
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 Jean-Claude Lord's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Claude Lord'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
27 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
District 31 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Les Criminelles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Second Chances(2010)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Ring of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Out of Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
From Office to Box-Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
North Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
L'Or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Landslide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Mindfield(1989)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Tadpole and the Whale(1988)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Lance et Compte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Toby McTeague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Vindicator(1986)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Covergirl(1984)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Visiting Hours(1982)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Chocolate Eclair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Panique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Talk About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Bingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Doves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Délivrez-nous du mal(1966)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rope Around the Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Caïn - Les marcheurs de la nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Trouble fête(1964)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1964 to 2016.
Biggest box office
Visiting Hours (1982)
Highest rated
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
Most popular right now
Visiting Hours (1982)
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 Jean-Claude Lord's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 5 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 Jean-Claude Lord work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jean-Claude Lord's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; René Verzier shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Harvey AtkinShared titles: Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), Visiting Hours (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Harvey Atkin
- Marina OrsiniShared titles: Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), Tadpole and the Whale (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Marina Orsini
- Michael IronsideShared titles: Mindfield (1989), Visiting Hours (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Ironside
Cinematographers
- René VerzierShared titles: Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), The Vindicator (1986), Covergirl (1984), Visiting Hours (1982)See all 4 shared titles with René Verzier
- Daniel VilleneuveShared titles: Second Chances (2010), Secrets of the Summer House (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Villeneuve
Producers
- Jean BureauShared titles: Second Chances (2010), Secrets of the Summer House (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Bureau
- Josée MauffetteShared titles: Second Chances (2010), Secrets of the Summer House (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Josée Mauffette
- Serge DenisShared titles: Second Chances (2010), Secrets of the Summer House (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Serge Denis
- Stephen GreenbergShared titles: Second Chances (2010), Secrets of the Summer House (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Greenberg
Mixed roles
- Lise ThouinShared titles: Tadpole and the Whale (1988), Visiting Hours (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Lise Thouin
- Jean RoyShared titles: Délivrez-nous du mal (1966), Trouble fête (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Roy
- Pierre PatryShared titles: Délivrez-nous du mal (1966), Trouble fête (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Patry
