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Frank van den Eeden

Frank van den Eeden

Cinematographer · Born May 14, 1971 (55) · Netherlands

Frank van den Eeden is a Dutch cinematographer, recognized for his collaborations with directors Lukas Dhont, Fien Troch, and Tim Mielants. His acclaimed work includes Close (2022), Girl (2018), and Home (2016), as well as Small Things Like These (2024), which opened the 2024 Berlin Film Festival. In 2014, he was honored with the Culture Award of Flanders for Film. His films have appeared at international festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Camerimage. Close won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2022 and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, while Animals earned a Golden Frog nomination and won the FIPRESCI Award at Camerimage in 2021.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 14, 1971 (55)
From
Netherlands
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 38 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Frank van den Eeden's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Survival
24%
Self
20%
Morality
14%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Tense
7
Contemplative
5
Dread
3
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Frank van den Eeden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Frank van den Eeden'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, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Coward(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Whitetail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • The Garden of Earthly Delights(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Small Things Like These(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Holly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Close(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Nobody Has to Know(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Patrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Girl(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Cobain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Past Imperfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Waldstille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Home(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Full Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Zurich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Racing Hearts(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Treatment(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • It's All So Quiet(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Milo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Invader(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Swooni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Brownian Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Dossier K. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Unspoken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • A Perfect Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Missing Persons Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Pillar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Someone Else's Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sunflyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Fast Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Team Spirit II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Blinker en het Bagbag juweel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Small Things Like These (2024)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Close (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Small Things Like These (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography38 of 38: 38 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

2000s10 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s11 · 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 Frank van den Eeden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard (2025)

76th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Close (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 55. 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 Frank van den Eeden'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
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–76 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Frank van den Eeden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank van den Eeden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacques-Henri Bronckart shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers