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Erik Messerschmidt

Career

Active from 2009 to 2028, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fargo
Fargo
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Cinematography

    2021 ยท Won ยท 93rd Academy Awards

    Mank

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Erik Messerschmidt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Psychological Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

10 titles ยท average score 68
The Batman: Part II
The Batman: Part II (2028)

Director of Photography

The Dog Stars
The Dog Stars (2026)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH (2026)

Director of Photography

Bono: Stories of Surrender
Bono: Stories of Surrender (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Verano โ€™78
Verano โ€™78 (2024)

Director of Photography

The Killer
The Killer (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Ferrari
Ferrari (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Devotion
Devotion (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Mank
Mank (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

The Empty Man
The Empty Man (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

Additional Photography

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 69
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

Second Unit Director of Photography

Only the Brave
Only the Brave (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

Additional Photography

Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

Gaffer

Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

Chief Lighting Technician

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 45
In a Dream
In a Dream (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Not Forgotten
Not Forgotten (2009)
GoodWatch score 41

Gaffer

The 12 Dogs of Christmas
The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

Chief Lighting Technician

Scarecrow Slayer
Scarecrow Slayer (2003)
GoodWatch score 27

Gaffer

Magic Rock
Magic Rock (2001)

Best Boy Electric