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Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Cinematographer, also producer · Born March 11, 1980 (46) · Trondheim, Norway

Berlinale award winner

Sturla Brandth Grøvlen was born on 11th of March 1980 in Trondheim, Norway. Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Graduated from Bergen Academy of the Arts in 2006 and The National Film School of Denmark in 2011. Notably known for the single-take thriller VICTORIA from 2015 which he received the Silver Bear for artistic contribution at the 65th Berlinale. The same year he received the Silver Frog at Camerimage for RAMS, a film that is stylistically opposite from VICTORIA, and shows his range of adapting to story and character. His intuitive and intimate style has attracted directors as Benh Zeitlin (WENDY), Josephine Decker (SHIRLEY) and Michael Noer (BEFORE THE FROST).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 11, 1980 (46)
From
Trondheim, Norway
Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 24 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 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Sturla Brandth Grøvlen's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
32%
Bonds
26%
Survival
20%
Power
11%
Morality
4%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 4 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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 5 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · 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 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 11 · 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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
5
Dread
4
Bittersweet
5
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Sturla Brandth Grøvlen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sturla Brandth Grøvlen'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

24 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Summer Book(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Families Like Ours(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • War Sailor(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • War Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Beautiful Beings(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Innocents(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Another Round(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Shirley(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Wendy(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Last and First Men(2020)

    Cinematographer · Producer · Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Before the Frost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Discovery(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Heartstone(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shelley(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • The 11th Hour(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Victoria(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Rams(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Artun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Underneath the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • M for Markus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Another Round (2020)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Another Round (2020)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 23: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography23 of 23: 22 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew1 of 23: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s10 · 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 a Berlinale award in 2015, Outstanding Artistic Contribution.

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 Sturla Brandth Grøvlen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Wendy (2020)

64th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Another Round (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 82/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 60. 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 Sturla Brandth Grøvlen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles34–86 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles23–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles33–61 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles19–86 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles39–76 · median 56 · moderateheavier 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 Sturla Brandth Grøvlen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sturla Brandth Grøvlen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivia Neergaard-Holm shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles