Ian Bonhôte (born in June 1977; Genève) is a Swiss documentary filmmaker. He is a producer and director, known for McQueen (2018), Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) BornJune 1977. BornJune 1977. Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards.
Biography from TMDB.
- June 1, 1977 (49)
- Genève, Switzerland
- Producer, director and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Ian Bonhôte's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
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 Ian Bonhôte's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Ian Bonhôte'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
18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Jaripeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
I'm Still Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Contestant(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Kingdom of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Donna(2022)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Road of Excess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Rising Phoenix(2020)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Viking Destiny(2018)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
McQueen(2018)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Recall(2017)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Alleycats(2016)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Alleycats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
In the Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
CIVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Girl Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.
Biggest box office
McQueen (2018)
Highest rated
Rising Phoenix (2020)
Most popular right now
The Recall (2017)
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
a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 2019–2025.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Documentary
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
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 Ian Bonhôte's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Ian Bonhôte's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ian Bonhôte work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ian Bonhôte's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andee Ryder shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Peter EttedguiShared titles: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024), Rising Phoenix (2020), McQueen (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Ettedgui
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Nainita DesaiShared titles: Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf (2025), The Contestant (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Nainita Desai
- Otto BurnhamShared titles: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024), Rising Phoenix (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Otto Burnham
- Will PughShared titles: Rising Phoenix (2020), McQueen (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Will Pugh
Producers
- Andee RyderShared titles: Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf (2025), Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024), The Contestant (2023), Donna (2022), Rising Phoenix (2020), McQueen (2018), Alleycats (2016)See all 7 shared titles with Andee Ryder
- David GilberyShared titles: McQueen (2018), The Recall (2017), Alleycats (2016)See all 3 shared titles with David Gilbery
- Sofia Ismail MartinShared titles: Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf (2025), McQueen (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sofia Ismail Martin
- Andrew RuhemannShared titles: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024), Rising Phoenix (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Ruhemann