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Patrice Lucien Cochet

Patrice Lucien Cochet

Cinematographer · Born October 28, 1968 (57) · Paris, France

With an MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute, Patrice Cochet is a 4 time Sundance Alumni award winning French cinematographer. His work spans between dramatic, comedic, mystery, thrillers, and family feature films. All with close attention to finding unique visual true lines. Beyond having shot over 30 scripted features and over 30 for TV, movies, commercial, and music videos, Cochet has also served as a mentor to many young filmmakers at the Sundance Director’s Lab and at Columbia College in Hollywood. Cochet was noticed for his work on Sundance favorites Better Luck Tomorrow, The End of Love, The Good Life, and Joshy. His work on Explicit Ills won him a special jury award for Best Cinematography at SXSW. Cochet has been called “a gifted Cinematographer” by The Los Angeles Times, “technically scorchingly good" and "great at capturing emotional rawness” by The Hollywood Reporter and “making a small indie film look as glossy as a megamillion studio production” by Roger Ebert.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 28, 1968 (57)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Patrice Lucien Cochet's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Family movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
29%
Self
26%
Morality
17%
Survival
17%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Society
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 14 · Serious 12 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 25 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 16 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 3

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 18 · Even-paced 16 · 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 25 · Engaged 7 · 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 17 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Hopeful
12
Melancholic
10
Warm
10
Joyful
7
Other
29

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet17
  • Ambiguous3

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 Patrice Lucien Cochet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Patrice Lucien Cochet'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, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gunslingers(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Christmas by Design(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Out of Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Hot Girl Winter(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Wesley Christmas Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Deadly Entanglement(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Daughter of the Bride(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Game of Deceit(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Christmas with My Ex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • The Missing(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Twice Bitten(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas High Note(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • His Deadly Affair(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • My Adventures with Santa(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Stressed to Death(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • One Nightmare Stand(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Place of No Words(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Sunrise in Heaven(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Excursion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • A Stone Cold Christmas(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Left for Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Rottentail(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Evil Doctor(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Trouble with Mistletoe(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Blood(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Scales: Mermaids Are Real(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Running Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tiger Hunter(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Motivation 3: The Next Generation(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Joshy(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Father's Secret(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wiener Dog Internationals(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Live Nude Girls(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ask Me Anything(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About You(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Wiener Dog Nationals(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The End of Love(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Radio Free Albemuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Explicit Ills(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Player 5150 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Good Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Doing Hard Time(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The First Year's a Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • L.A. Twister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Art of Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Better Luck Tomorrow(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Color Timer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Gunslingers (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography41 of 41: 39 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stOther crew2 of 41: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s25 · 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.

How do Patrice Lucien Cochet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of the 33 of 34 with a score; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · cinematographer

Wiener Dog Internationals (2016)

96th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

Midcredits 79th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 45/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 31. 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 Patrice Lucien Cochet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles31–58 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian 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 Patrice Lucien Cochet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patrice Lucien Cochet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Nasser shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles