Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəsˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt]; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. His music videos include Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990), U2's "One" (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams' "Do I Have to Say the Words?", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993), Travis's "Re-Offender" (2003) and Coldplay's "Talk" (2005). He directed the films "Viva la Vida" (2008), the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007), The American (2010), and A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré's 2008 novel of the same name; and Life (2015), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 20, 1955 (71)
- Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Director and actor, also producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Anton Corbijn's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
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 12
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Anton Corbijn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Anton Corbijn'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
30 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
A Talent for Murder(2026)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Spirits in the Forest(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Unknown Brood(2016)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Life(2015)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
A Most Wanted Man(2014)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Kleinste Kortste Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The American(2010)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Linear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Control(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Depeche Mode: Devotional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Depeche Mode: Strange Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Depeche Mode: Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles from 1982 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The American (2010)
Highest rated
Control (2007)
Most popular right now
A Talent for Murder (2026)
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 Anton Corbijn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of the 9 of 10 with a score; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 9 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 Anton Corbijn'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 Anton Corbijn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anton Corbijn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Hulme shares the most, 4.
Actors
- BonoShared titles: Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman (2023), Unknown Brood (2016), Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Bono
- Martin GoreShared titles: Spirits in the Forest (2019), Alive in Berlin: A Film by Anton Corbijn (2014), Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Martin Gore
- Herbert GrönemeyerShared titles: A Most Wanted Man (2014), Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012), The American (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Herbert Grönemeyer
- Andrew FletcherShared titles: Spirits in the Forest (2019), Alive in Berlin: A Film by Anton Corbijn (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Fletcher
Cinematographers and editors
- Andrew HulmeShared titles: A Talent for Murder (2026), Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (2022), The American (2010), Control (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew Hulme
- Martijn van BroekhuizenShared titles: Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (2022), Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Martijn van Broekhuizen
- Martin RuheShared titles: The American (2010), Control (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Ruhe
Producers
- Iain CanningShared titles: Life (2015), Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012), Control (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Iain Canning
- Katherine BridleShared titles: Life (2015), Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Katherine Bridle
- Tessa RossShared titles: Life (2015), A Most Wanted Man (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Tessa Ross
