Michel Hugo
Cinematographer · Died October 12, 2010, aged 80 · Paris, France
- January 13, 1930
- October 12, 2010 (aged 80)
- Paris, France
- Cinematographer
- 32 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Known for
What are Michel Hugo's films like?
Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 25
A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 10 · Dark 9
Grounded 20 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2
Gentle 6 · Charged 17 · Intense 7
Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4
Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 16 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 6
Resolved 25 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous2
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 Michel Hugo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Michel Hugo'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
61 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.
Primo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Melrose Place(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
High Desert Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Master Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Chiefs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Rules of Marriage(1982)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Pandemonium(1982)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Advice to the Lovelorn(1981)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dial 'M' for Murder(1981)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
When the Circus Came to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Octagon(1980)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Mountain Men(1980)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Fun and Games(1980)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gorp(1980)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Cracker Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Terror Out of the Sky(1978)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Manitou(1978)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Awakening Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Ode to Billy Joe(1976)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Bug(1975)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Sky Hei$t (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Last Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Journey from Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Death Stalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Morning After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Mrs. Sundance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Shirts/Skins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Climb an Angry Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Trouble Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

One Is a Lonely Number(1972)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Night Stalker(1972)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Earth II(1971)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

A Tattered Web(1971)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Forgotten Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Sort of a Commercial for an Icebag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Cover Me Babe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

R.P.M.(1970)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Phynx(1970)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Number One(1969)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The April Fools(1969)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Model Shop(1969)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Head(1968)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Mission: Impossible - The Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Mission: Impossible(1966)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 60 titles from 1966 to 2008.
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 Michel Hugo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 30; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th11
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 32 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 41. 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 Michel Hugo's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Michel Hugo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michel Hugo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Lockwood shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Fielder CookShared titles: Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983), A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Fielder Cook

- Harry FalkShared titles: Advice to the Lovelorn (1981), The Night the City Screamed (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Falk

- Lee H. KatzinShared titles: Terror Out of the Sky (1978), The Phynx (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Lee H. Katzin

- Stanley KramerShared titles: Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), R.P.M. (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Stanley Kramer

Writers
- Allan BalterShared titles: Earth II (1971), Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Allan Balter
- William Read WoodfieldShared titles: Earth II (1971), Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (1969)See all 2 shared titles with William Read Woodfield
Actors
- Gary LockwoodShared titles: Earth II (1971), R.P.M. (1970), Model Shop (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Lockwood

- Kenneth MarsShared titles: The Rules of Marriage (1982), The April Fools (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth Mars

- Miles ChapinShared titles: Pandemonium (1982), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Miles Chapin

- Walter BrookeShared titles: Advice to the Lovelorn (1981), A Tattered Web (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Brooke

Composers
- Michel LegrandShared titles: The Mountain Men (1980), Ode to Billy Joe (1976), One Is a Lonely Number (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Legrand

- Lalo SchifrinShared titles: The Manitou (1978), Earth II (1971), Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Lalo Schifrin

- Perry Botkin Jr.Shared titles: They Only Kill Their Masters (1972), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), R.P.M. (1970)See all 3 shared titles with Perry Botkin Jr.
- Billy GoldenbergShared titles: Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983), Dial 'M' for Murder (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Goldenberg

Producers
- Barry KrostShared titles: Pandemonium (1982), The Rules of Marriage (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Krost
- Charles W. FriesShared titles: A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1977), A Tattered Web (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Charles W. Fries

- George GlassShared titles: Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), R.P.M. (1970)See all 2 shared titles with George Glass

