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Kolja Brandt

Kolja Brandt

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1969 (57) · Berlin, Germany

Born
January 1, 1969 (57)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 20 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Kolja Brandt's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
25%
Self
22%
Bonds
21%
Power
16%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Society
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Romantic
2
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Kolja Brandt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kolja Brandt'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

20 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ghosts of Beirut(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Exterminate All the Brutes(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Additional Camera · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Secrets We Keep(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Berlin, I Love You(2019)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Operative(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Young Karl Marx(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Colonia(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Naked Among Wolves(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 300 Worte Deutsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Hector and the Search for Happiness(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Erased(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Roraima - Climbers of the Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Young Goethe in Love(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • North Face(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Tough Enough(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Maximum Speed - Renn' um dein Leben! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Three Wishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Piglets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • LoveLoveLiebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Tacheles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1999 to 2021.

Biggest box office

North Face (2008)

$6.8M worldwide

Highest rated

North Face (2008)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Colonia (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography18 of 19: 17 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew2 of 19: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s2 · 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 Kolja Brandt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)

86th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

North Face (2008)

Midcredits 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 61/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 51. 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 Kolja Brandt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles15–51 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian 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 Kolja Brandt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kolja Brandt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philipp Stölzl shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers