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Maxime Alexandre

Maxime Alexandre

Cinematographer · Born February 4, 1971 (55) · Ronse, East Flanders, Belgium

Maxime Alexandre was born in Renaix, Belgium, 1971. At five years old, he moved to Rome, Italy, with his mother, sisters, and brother. His stepfather, Inigo Lezzi (during that period A.D. for Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio, and Nanni Moretti), let Maxime discover the Italian cinema sets one by one. Maxime soon worked as a young actor in several movies, including "Une Page d'Amour" directed by Elie Chouraqui, with Anouk Aimée and Bruno Cremer and Nanni Moretti's "Bianca" in 1984. A few years later, Maxime discovered his Photography passion on a set of a short-movie directed by his stepfather. In the late 1980s, Maxime moved with his family to Paris, where he began his career in the camera department working in commercials, learning from great Cinematographers like Darius Kondji, J.Y. Escoffier, P. Lhomme, Vilko Filak, and Italian cinematographers including Tonino Delli Colli and Franco Di Giacomo. His earliest work as a Director of Photography was shooting the second unit of a commercial for Michel Gondry. In 2001, Maxime met Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur, working in the second unit for Aja's father, Alexandre Arkadi, on the movie "Break of Dawn" written by Aja and Levasseur. The three collaborated on Aja's directorial debut, "High Tension," two years later. The movie was internationally recognized as the beginning of the French New Wave of horror in the 2000s and was picked up for distribution by Lions Gate Films. Maxime, Alexandre, and Gregory collaborated again on the remake of "The Hills Have Eyes" and "Mirrors." During the making of Hills Have Eyes, Maxime met Wes Craved, with whom he worked on "Paris, Je T'aime," an anthology film that grouped works from Alexander Payne, The Coen Brothers, Vincenzo Natali, and others, and the film was selected to screen at Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival, the second time for Maxime after "Marock," a movie directed by Laila Marrakchi in 2005. In 2006, Maxime was recognized by Variety as one of its Ten Cinematographers to Watch. Several other films have followed, including P2, directed by Franck Khalfoun; The Crazies, by Breck Eisner; The Voices, directed by Marjane Satrapi; The Crawl, by Alexandre Aja; Shazam, by David F. Sandberg and soon-to-be-release Never let go by Alexandre Aja and Paris Paradis by Marjane Satrapi.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 4, 1971 (55)
From
Ronse, East Flanders, Belgium
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Maxime Alexandre's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th 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
Survival
41%
Bonds
20%
Self
16%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Survival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 8 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 24

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 6

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 26 · Full focus 2

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 6 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Dread
24
Thrilling
12
Melancholic
13
Cold
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Unsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1

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 Maxime Alexandre's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maxime Alexandre'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

49 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Above and Below(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Frontier Crucible(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Until Dawn(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Never Let Go(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dear Paris(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Role Play(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Cello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Oxygen(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Come Play(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Bly Manor(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Countdown(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Crawl(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Shazam!(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Domestics(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Annabelle: Creation(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Enter the Warriors Gate(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The 9th Life of Louis Drax(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Other Side of the Door(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Wilding(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Lady of Csejte(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Earth to Echo(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Voices(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Air Force One Is Down(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Maniac(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hill: Revelation(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Dosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rif Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Christopher Roth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Crazies(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Holy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Mirrors(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • P2(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Catacombs(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Drop(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Hills Have Eyes(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Marock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • The Defender(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mixed Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • High Tension(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bianca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Massimo, fratello di Martina (uncredited)

  • Une page d'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Lucien Deberle

  • Crawl 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles, 46 of them dated from 1980 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Shazam! (2019)

$368M worldwide

Highest rated

Shazam! (2019)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

Film career

  • 1984Screen debut· Bianca

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 48: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 48: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 48: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleCinematography46 of 48: 44 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score30th

By decade

1980s2 · acting2000s11 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s12 · 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 Maxime Alexandre's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026)

82nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Paris, Je T'aime (2006)

Midcredits 83rd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 44. 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 Maxime Alexandre's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles52–91 · median 86 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles9–59 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles27–84 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles5–39 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles61–91 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Maxime Alexandre work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maxime Alexandre's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexandre Aja shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles