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John de Borman

John de Borman

Cinematographer · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

John de Borman (born 1954) is a French-born British cinematographer.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 40 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 20% in 30 days

What are John de Borman's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
33%
Self
24%
Survival
17%
Morality
11%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 14 · Serious 8 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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 15 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Hopeful
14
Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Joyful
8
Other
29

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • 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 John de Borman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John de Borman'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

40 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Pixie(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Slaughterhouse Rulez(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Will(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Coalition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • If I Stay(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Half of a Yellow Sun(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Quartet(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Made in Dagenham(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • An Education(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Last Chance Harvey(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • What Is Brazil? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Assistant Camera

  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tsunami: The Aftermath(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Fade to Black(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tara Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • A Lot Like Love(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Shall We Dance?(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ella Enchanted(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Pure(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Guru(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • New Year's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Serendipity(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hamlet(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gregory's Two Girls(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hideous Kinky(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Mighty(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Full Monty(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Photographing Fairies(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Trojan Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Small Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Death Machine(1994)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Crazy for a Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • The Passion of Darkly Noon(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dead Certain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Unmasked Part 25 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Medium Rare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1987 to 2022.

Biggest box office

The Full Monty (1997)

$258M worldwide

Highest rated

An Education (2009)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Ella Enchanted (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography38 of 39: 36 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew3 of 39: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s8 · 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 John de Borman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Will (2017)

59th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

An Education (2009)

Midcredits 89th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 49. 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 John de Borman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles7–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles20–51 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles25–66 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles13–45 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles8–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all 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 John de Borman work with?

People who share at least 2 of John de Borman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barney Pilling shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles