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Philip Remy Øgaard

Philip Remy Øgaard

Cinematographer · Born April 6, 1948 (78) · Norway

Philip Remi Øgaard (born 6 April 1948) is a Norwegian cinematographer. Since 1983, Øgaard has photographed more than 30 feature films and has come to be recognized as one of Norway's premier cinematographers. He frequently collaborates with directors Martin Asphaug, Bent Hamer, and Hans Petter Moland. Øgaard has been commended for his tasteful and naturalistic lighting, and ability to effectively compose difficult shots, often utilizing subtle but very precise movement.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 6, 1948 (78)
From
Norway
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 58 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 28Up 30% in 30 days

What are Philip Remy Øgaard's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
32%
Morality
25%
Self
19%
Survival
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · 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 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · 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 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Philip Remy Øgaard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philip Remy Øgaard'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

58 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Absolution(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Doah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Beforeigners(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Mum's Dead for Fuck's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Cold Pursuit(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Before Winter Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • The Truth Will Out(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Haunted(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Santa Swap: Merry Christmas Mr. Andersen(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Gilbert's Grim Revenge(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Norway! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • In Order of Disappearance(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Chasing the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • The Orheim Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Någon annanstans i Sverige(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • I Travel Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • A Somewhat Gentle Man(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • En helt vanlig dag på jobben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Wallander: The Cellist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Wallander: The Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Through a Glass, Darkly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Irene Huss 2: Den krossade tanghästen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Kautokeino Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Detective Inspector Irene Huss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Irene Huss 1: The Torso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • No Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Gymnaslærer Pedersen(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Kim Novak Never Swam in Genesaret's Lake(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wallander(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • The Beast of Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Kitchen Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Hjemsøkt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • The Guy in the Grave Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Aberdeen(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bloody Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Water Easy Reach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • The Glass-Blower's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Zero Kelvin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • A different Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • The Perfect Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Lethal Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • The Polar Bear King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer · Storyboard

  • Svampe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Death at Oslo Central (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • A Handful of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Sweetwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Hotel St. Pauli(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Dream Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Deilig er fjorden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Farewell Illusions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Open Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

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

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Fifty/Fifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Victoria L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Waves of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles, 56 of them dated from 1982 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Cold Pursuit (2019)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

In Order of Disappearance (2014)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Cold Pursuit (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 57: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography56 of 57: 55 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew1 of 57: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s10 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s2 · 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 Philip Remy Øgaard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Någon annanstans i Sverige (2011)

72nd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

In Order of Disappearance (2014)

Midcredits 87th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 56. 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 Philip Remy Øgaard's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Philip Remy Øgaard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philip Remy Øgaard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hans Petter Moland shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers