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Nicolas Bolduc

Nicolas Bolduc

Cinematographer, also director · Born March 5, 1973 (53) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Nicolas Bolduc (born 5 March 1973) is a Canadian cinematographer from Montreal, Quebec. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography two years in a row, in the 1st Canadian Screen Awards and 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, for War Witch (2012) and Enemy (2013). He also won the Jutra Award for War Witch, and was nominated the next year for Louis Cyr. Bolduc was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Prix Iris in 2017 for Two Lovers and a Bear. With Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017), he competed at Camerimage, and won Best Cinematography at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards. He also won Best Cinematography at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards for Hochelaga, Land of Souls. He was one of four directors, alongside Fabrice Barrilliet, Julien Knafo and Marie-Hélène Panisset, of the 2009 collective film Blind Spot.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 5, 1973 (53)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Cinematographer, also director
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Nicolas Bolduc's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd 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
35%
Morality
23%
Bonds
18%
Survival
17%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · 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 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · 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 4 · Engaged 11 · 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 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
9
Dread
7
Warm
4
Contemplative
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Nicolas Bolduc's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicolas Bolduc'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

36 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Le fantôme de l'opéra(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • 13 Days, 13 Nights(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers: Milady(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not An Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • American Dreamer(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Faith & Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Camera Operator

  • The North Water(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Crisis(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • La belle époque(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Hummingbird Project(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hochelaga, Land of Souls(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mr & Mme Adelman(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Two Lovers and a Bear(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Enemy(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Aloft(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Before My Heart Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • War Witch(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fear of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Denis Marleau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • City of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Lucidité passagère(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Le banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Next Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Outlander(2008)

    Second Unit Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Eve and the Fire Horse(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • La vie avec mon père (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Piège d'Issoudun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • The Invention of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

$86M worldwide

Highest rated

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 36: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography35 of 36: 34 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s10 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s9 · 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 Nicolas Bolduc's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Eve and the Fire Horse (2005)

54th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 79, 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 Nicolas Bolduc's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles14–84 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles20–62 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles25–78 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–70 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles29–70 · median 46 · moderatenear 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 Nicolas Bolduc work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicolas Bolduc's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cédric Iland shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers