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Darius Khondji

Darius Khondji

Cinematographer · Born October 21, 1955 (71) · Tehran, Iran

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Darius Khondji AFC, ASC (born 21 October 1955) is an Iranian-French cinematographer, known for works from a number of high-profile directors, including Bong Joon-ho, David Fincher, Woody Allen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and James Gray. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and three César Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darius Khondji, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 21, 1955 (71)
From
Tehran, Iran
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 57 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 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Darius Khondji's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
27%
Survival
20%
Bonds
18%
Morality
11%
Power
10%
Society
10%
Ideas
5%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 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 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 17

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 13

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 18

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 11

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 9

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 8 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 14

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 11

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Dread
13
Melancholic
16
Contemplative
8
Romantic
8
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

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 Darius Khondji's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Darius Khondji'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

57 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Marty Supreme(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Eddington(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mickey 17(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Armageddon Time(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lisey's Story(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Strasbourg 1518 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Uncut Gems(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Anima(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Too Old to Die Young(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Why Can't We Get Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Okja(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Lost City of Z(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Irrational Man(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Magic in the Moonlight(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Immigrant(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Castello Cavalcanti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Amour(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • To Rome with Love(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Midnight in Paris(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Chéri(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • June 8, 1968 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Protect You + Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ruins(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Funny Games(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • My Blueberry Nights(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Interpreter(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Wimbledon(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Anything Else(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Panic Room(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Beach(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Ninth Gate(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • In Dreams(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Johnny 316 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Consulting Producer

  • Alien: Resurrection(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Evita(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Beauty(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Seven(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Marie-Louise ou la permission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • The City of Lost Children(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Before the Rain(1994)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wacko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • L'ombre du doute(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Prague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Delicatessen(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Models: The Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Treasure of the Bitch Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Kiss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Une femme pour l'hiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Double Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director of Photography

  • Sur les talus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Agatha and the Limitless Readings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • Scapegoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles, 56 of them dated from 1981 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Seven (1995)

$330M worldwide

Highest rated

Seven (1995)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 57: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography54 of 57: 54 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew2 of 57: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s5 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s14 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 8 major nominations, 1997–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
  2. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
  3. 2022
    • Cannes award, won · Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography Award
  4. 2015
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
  5. 2012
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
  6. 1997
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography

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 Darius Khondji's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003)

94th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Seven (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 77/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 61. 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 Darius Khondji's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles5–91 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles16–65 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles29–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles30–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles9–85 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most 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 Darius Khondji work with?

People who share at least 2 of Darius Khondji's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Woody Allen shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles