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Claude Gagnon

Claude Gagnon

Writer, director, producer, editor and actor · Born December 18, 1949 (76) · St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Claude Gagnon is a Canadian born director, actor, and producer. Gagnon was born in 1949 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. He performed as Don Costello at Return of the Street Fighter (1974). He helped produce several films such as Visage pâle (1985), Heaven (1999), and Looking for Anne (2009). He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1979 for Keiko. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 18, 1949 (76)
From
St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Works as
Writer, director, producer, editor and actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 18 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 10% in 30 days

What are Claude Gagnon's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Survival
30%
Morality
19%
Bonds
10%
Society
10%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
2
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Claude Gagnon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claude Gagnon'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

18 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Old Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • Karakara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Looking for Anne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Kamataki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Daniel and the Superdogs(2004)

    Idea

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Revival Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Winter Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Pour l'amour de Thomas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Because Why (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Postmistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • The Pianist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Rafales(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Kid Brother(1987)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Visage pâle(1985)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Larose, Pierrot et la Luce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Keiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Joe Spencer

  • Return of the Street Fighter(1974)

    as Don Costello

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1974 to 2021.

Highest rated

Return of the Street Fighter (1974)

Midcredits 53rd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 18: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 18: 0 only directing, 10 with another roleWriting12 of 18: 1 only writing, 11 with another roleProducing9 of 18: 3 only producing, 6 with another roleCinematography1 of 18: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing4 of 18: 0 only editing, 4 with another role

18 titles, 12 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew1980s3 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Claude Gagnon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Daniel and the Superdogs (2004)

78th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rafales (1990)

Midcredits 64th · 60% liked

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.

Who does Claude Gagnon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claude Gagnon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guy Thauvette shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers