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Xavier Grobet

Xavier Grobet

Cinematographer, also actor · Born October 12, 1964 (62) · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Xavier Grobet is a Mexican cinematographer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 12, 1964 (62)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 48 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Xavier Grobet's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
40%
Self
25%
Morality
13%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 13 · Serious 9 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 16 · Intense 2

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
14
Tense
11
Melancholic
11
Bittersweet
9
Contemplative
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Xavier Grobet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Xavier Grobet'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

48 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • Riff Raff(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sugar(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Bering, Family Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Watchmen(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Unbelievable(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • All We Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Brad's Status(2017)

    Cinematographer · as Xavier

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Looking(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Focus(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Enough Said(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Back-up Plan(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • I Love You Phillip Morris(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mother and Child(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • City of Ember(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • In Treatment(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Music and Lyrics(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Monster House(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nacho Libre(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Woodsman(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Cavedweller(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Painted House(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Chasing Papi(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lucía, Lucía(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bear's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • In the Time of the Butterflies(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tortilla Soup(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sexo, pudor y lágrimas(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Little Saints(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Love Always(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Esmeralda Comes by Night(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Loving Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Married Life(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tres son peor que una (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Amor y venganza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Benjamín's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Total Recall(1990)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Going Down in Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Chaval 2 (as Javier Pérez)

  • In Fact, There is not Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1988 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Focus (2015)

$159M worldwide

Highest rated

Looking (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Monster House (2006)

Film career

  • 1989Screen debut· Going Down in Morocco

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 48: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleCinematography46 of 48: 44 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew2 of 48: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s10 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s14 · 1 acting · 14 crew2020s4 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2001–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
  2. 2001
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · 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 Xavier Grobet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Love Always (1996)

84th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Deadwood (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 50. 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 Xavier Grobet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles6–57 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles22–74 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles17–84 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles19–61 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles22–60 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all 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 Xavier Grobet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Xavier Grobet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Demián Bichir shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers