Portrait of Roger Deakins

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Roger Deakins

Career

Active from 1976 to 2022, busiest in 1984 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roger Deakins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Dark Humor 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 57
Empire of Light
Empire of Light (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Esther's Choice
Esther's Choice (2020)

Thanks

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 72
1917
1917 (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch (2019)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Sicario
Sicario (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Unbroken
Unbroken (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Prisoners
Prisoners (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Skyfall
Skyfall (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

In Time
In Time (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Rango
Rango (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

True Grit
True Grit (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

The Company Men
The Company Men (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 70
A Serious Man
A Serious Man (2009)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

The Reader
The Reader (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Doubt
Doubt (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men (2007)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator

In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Jarhead
Jarhead (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Village
The Village (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

1990s

19 titles ยท average score 71
The Hurricane
The Hurricane (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski (1998)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

The Siege
The Siege (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Fargo
Fargo (1996)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Courage Under Fire
Courage Under Fire (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Thunderheart
Thunderheart (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Barton Fink
Barton Fink (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Air America
Air America (1990)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 64
Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Kitchen Toto
The Kitchen Toto (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

White Mischief
White Mischief (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Personal Services
Personal Services (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy (1986)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

The Innocent
The Innocent (1985)

Director of Photography

Shadey
Shadey (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Return to Waterloo
Return to Waterloo (1984)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Another Time, Another Place
Another Time, Another Place (1983)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 42
Steppin' Out
Steppin' Out (1979)

Director of Photography

Champions
Champions (1979)

Cinematography

Around the World with Ridgway
Around the World with Ridgway (1978)

Camera Operator

British Hustle
British Hustle (1978)

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe
Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe (1978)

Director of Photography

Cruel Passion
Cruel Passion (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Before Hindsight
Before Hindsight (1977)

Director of Photography

Welcome to Britain
Welcome to Britain (1976)

Director of Photography

Empty Hand
Empty Hand (1976)

Director of Photography