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James Whitaker

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cobain: Montage of Heck
Cobain: Montage of Heck
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Whitaker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Warfare
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.8, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Southern Gothic 2
  • Socially Conscious 2
  • High Stakes 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Underdog Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 72
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 56
Troop Zero
Troop Zero (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
GoodWatch score 81

Second Unit Director of Photography

Cobain: Montage of Heck
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Market Hours
Market Hours (2014)

Director of Photography

Pawn Shop Chronicles
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

One for the Money
One for the Money (2012)
GoodWatch score 30

Director of Photography

Stolen
Stolen (2012)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 62
Crossing Over
Crossing Over (2009)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

King of California
King of California (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Running Scared
Running Scared (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography

All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

13 Graves
13 Graves (2006)

Director of Photography

Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

The Cooler
The Cooler (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Never Never
Never Never (2002)

Director of Photography

On the Edge
On the Edge (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 52
Let the Devil Wear Black
Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Book of Stars
The Book of Stars (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Embrace of the Vampire
Embrace of the Vampire (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

Still Photographer