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Eduard Grau

Eduard Grau

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1981 (45) · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Independent Spirit Award winner

Eduard "Edu" Grau A.S.C. (born 1981) is a Spanish cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the films A Single Man (2009), Suffragette (2015), Gringo (2018) and his collaborations with director Joel Edgerton (2015 and 2018).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1981 (45)
From
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 32 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 3% in 30 days

What are Eduard Grau's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th 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
Self
25%
Survival
21%
Morality
19%
Bonds
16%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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 6 · Intense 9

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 12

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 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
7
Melancholic
7
Bittersweet
5
Hopeful
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Eduard Grau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eduard Grau'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

32 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Spicy but Not Too Spicy Plumber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • The Room Next Door(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • They Call Me Magic(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Passing(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Way Back(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Quién te cantará(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Boy Erased(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Gringo(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Trespass Against Us(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Laughing King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Suffragette(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Gift(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Suite Française(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Her(2013)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Three Many Weddings(2013)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Single Shot(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • No Place on Earth(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Arthur Newman(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • After Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Awakening(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 13½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Buried(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Single Man(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Milk Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Desire on a Fall Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Honour of the Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • The Natural Route (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Gift (2015)

$59M worldwide

Highest rated

A Single Man (2009)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Boy Erased (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography30 of 31: 30 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s5 · 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

Won an Independent Spirit Award in 2022, Best Cinematography.

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 Eduard Grau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 14 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4

Most loved · cinematographer

Her (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Eduard Grau's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles29–66 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles19–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles26–85 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles27–44 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles38–69 · median 60 · 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 Eduard Grau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eduard Grau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Edgerton shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers