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James Callanan

Career

Active from 1980 to 2024, with a break from 1981 to 2001, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The War that Made America
The War that Made America
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Callanan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Documentary 4
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • American History 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Educational 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 57
Third Week
Third Week (2024)

Director of Photography

Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 48
Language Matters with Bob Holman
Language Matters with Bob Holman (2015)

Director of Photography

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power (2014)

Cinematography, Director of Photography

Beware the Gonzo
Beware the Gonzo (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

Camera Operator

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 48
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

The Attic
The Attic (2007)
GoodWatch score 29

Director of Photography

Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin (2006)

Director of Photography

RF
RF (2004)

Director of Photography

The Jeff Koons Show
The Jeff Koons Show (2004)

Director of Photography

Miotte by Ruiz
Miotte by Ruiz (2002)

Director of Photography

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 68
Truman
Truman (1997)

Cinematography

The Firm
The Firm (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

Grip

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 66
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Grip

Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller
Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller (1980)

Director of Photography, Camera Operator