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Jean-Louis Schuller

Jean-Louis Schuller

Cinematographer and director, also writer and producer · Born September 6, 1979 (47) · Luxembourg

BAFTA Award nominee

Born
September 6, 1979 (47)
From
Luxembourg
Works as
Cinematographer and director, also writer and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 26% in 30 days

What are Jean-Louis Schuller's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
21%
Survival
17%
Self
17%
Power
16%
Morality
15%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
5%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · 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 9 · 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 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Contemplative
12
Dread
7
Melancholic
11
Warm
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous12
  • 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 Jean-Louis Schuller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Louis Schuller'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

31 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Investigation of Lucy Letby(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Critical: Between Life and Death(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Trainwreck: P.I. Moms(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck: The Real Project X(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Antidote(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Camden(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Body Next Door(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Played with Fire(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Investigating Diana: Death in Paris(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Sons(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Cabin(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Spiral(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Foreign Affairs(2016)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mama's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Revenge of the Mekons(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Personal Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Road Uphill(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Reunion Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Comma 39 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • High/Low(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Schockela Knätschgummi a brong Puppelcher(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • X on a Map (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Revenge of the Mekons (2013)

$12K worldwide

Highest rated

Critical: Between Life and Death (2025)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 18: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography16 of 18: 15 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

2000s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s7 · crew2020s7 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2024, Photography, Factual.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jean-Louis Schuller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer, cinematographer

Foreign Affairs (2016)

94th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, cinematographer

The Road Uphill (2011)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 36. 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-Louis Schuller's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Jean-Louis Schuller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean-Louis Schuller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Davenport shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles