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Kees Van Oostrum

Cinematographer, also director and producer · Born July 5, 1953 (73) · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Born
July 5, 1953 (73)
From
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Works as
Cinematographer, also director and producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 69 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are Kees Van Oostrum's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
31%
Bonds
23%
Self
15%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 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 12 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 32 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 17 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

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 20 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 5

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 17

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
14
Warm
12
Hopeful
15
Contemplative
9
Other
26

How their films linger

Hopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kees Van Oostrum's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kees Van Oostrum'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

69 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • Broken Vows(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Where the Road Runs Out(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dark Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • A Perfect Man(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Copperhead(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Fosters(2013)

    Show 19 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Eyes: The Abby Sunderland Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Smooch(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Secrets in the Walls(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Christina(2010)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen One(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Genesis Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hessen Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Word(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Day(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • George Washington: We Fight to Be Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Fields Of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • The Water Is Wide(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Snow Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Gods and Generals(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A House Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Cupid & Cate(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Drive Me Crazy(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • You Know My Name(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Before He Wakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Medusa's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Old Man(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Thinner(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Journey(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Separate Lives(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Down Came a Blackbird(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Jack Reed: A Search for Justice(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Once in a Lifetime(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Enemy Within(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Children of the Dark(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Return to Lonesome Dove(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Gettysburg(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Torch Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Men Don't Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • There Was a Little Boy(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Somebody's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • In My Daughter's Name(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Miss Rose White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • An Inconvenient Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Never Forget(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Long Road Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • The Story Lady(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ivory Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • A Son's Promise(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Incident(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Karen Carpenter Story(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Roses Are for the Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • A Case of Deadly Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • A Time to Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Crime of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bitter Herb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Certain Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Her Life as a Man(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Nights at O'Rears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1980 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Drive Me Crazy (1999)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Gettysburg (1993)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Thinner (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 65: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 65: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography62 of 65: 59 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

65 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s13 · crew1990s28 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s12 · 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 Kees Van Oostrum's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 39 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · producer, cinematographer

Christina (2010)

90th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Gettysburg (1993)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 56/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 39. 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 Kees Van Oostrum's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kees Van Oostrum work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kees Van Oostrum's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Corky Ehlers shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles