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Jean-François Robin

Cinematographer · Born February 8, 1943 (83) · Sologne, France

Born
February 8, 1943 (83)
From
Sologne, France
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Jean-François Robin's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action 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
32%
Morality
28%
Self
25%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Society
3%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 16 · Intense 7

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · 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 16 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
14
Warm
9
Romantic
8
Bittersweet
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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-François Robin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean-François Robin'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

67 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • An Irrepressible Woman(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Other Woman(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Fanny(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marius(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Well-Digger's Daughter(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Anarchist's Wife(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Price to Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Homme immobilier

  • One Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Department Manager

  • Saint-Jacques… La Mecque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • France Boutique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Den of Lions(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Chaos(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Amazon(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Six-Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Rogue Trader(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Metroland(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • On Guard(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Serpent's Kiss(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Leading Man(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Butterfly Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tell Me Yes... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Additional Director of Photography

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Browning Version(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • IP5: The Island of Pachyderms(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sam's Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Mara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Pleasure of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Roselyne and the Lions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • A Few Days with Me(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Malady of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Kamikaze(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Betty Blue(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • L'unique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Mad Love(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Barbarous Street(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Black List(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Lucie sur Seine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Light Years Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Camera Operator

  • Un étrange voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • French Fried Vacation 2(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • This Answering Service Takes No Messages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Martin and Lea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • French Fried Vacation(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Why Not! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Solemn Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Fill 'er Up with Super(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lips of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Garden That Tilts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Un Anniversaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Right to the city (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Camera Department Manager

  • Fall of a Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Vivre ensemble(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Le Cabot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • An Artistic Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Panthéon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1965 to 2018.

Biggest box office

The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Betty Blue (1986)

Film career

  • 2007Screen debut· The Price to Pay

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 65: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography59 of 65: 59 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew5 of 65: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s15 · crew1980s15 · crew1990s17 · crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s5 · 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 Jean-François Robin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

Barbarous Street (1984)

73rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 57. 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 Jean-François Robin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles56–76 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Jean-François Robin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean-François Robin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alain Sarde shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers