Portrait of Christopher Messina

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Christopher Messina

Career

Active from 2014 to 2026, busiest in 2021 and 2023 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christopher Messina Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.9, average 3.8
  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • True Crime 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Investigative Journalism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sea Pig
Sea Pig

Assistant Camera

2020s

14 titles ยท average score 70
Our Hero, Balthazar
Our Hero, Balthazar (2026)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Deepfaking Sam Altman
Deepfaking Sam Altman (2026)

Director of Photography

The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part
The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

Cinematography

Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall
Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall (2026)
GoodWatch score 79

Camera Operator

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Admissions Granted
Admissions Granted (2024)

Director of Photography

Alberto and the Beast
Alberto and the Beast (2023)

Director of Photography

Funny Pages
Funny Pages (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

"B" Camera Operator

Golden Arm
Golden Arm (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Editing
Editing (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

Cinematography

Pigface
Pigface (2021)

Director of Photography

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 66
Fourteen
Fourteen (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Foreign Powers
Foreign Powers (2019)

Director of Photography

Alt-Right: Age of Rage
Alt-Right: Age of Rage (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Good Time
Good Time (2017)
GoodWatch score 81

Camera Operator, Still Photographer

The New Radical
The New Radical (2017)

Director of Photography

Dear Renzo
Dear Renzo (2016)

Director of Photography

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident
Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident (2016)

Director of Photography

Heaven Knows What
Heaven Knows What (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

Camera Operator

Motivation 2: The Chris Cole Story
Motivation 2: The Chris Cole Story (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

Camera Operator

For the Plasma
For the Plasma (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Swim Little Fish Swim
Swim Little Fish Swim (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

Camera Operator

The Day the Series Stopped
The Day the Series Stopped (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

Additional Camera