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John Toll

Career

Active from 1971 to 2023, with a break from 1973 to 1984, busiest in 2008 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Toll Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    3.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Underdog Narrative 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Social Justice 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Childhood 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Behind-the-Scenes 2
  • High-Octane Action 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 57
80 for Brady
80 for Brady (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

2010s

8 titles · average score 60
Harriet
Harriet (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The E.T. Journals
The E.T. Journals (2012)

Director

The Adjustment Bureau
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

2000s

16 titles · average score 62
It's Complicated
It's Complicated (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Shine a Light
Shine a Light (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Wanted
Wanted (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

Additional Photography

Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Seraphim Falls
Seraphim Falls (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Rise: Blood Hunter
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Almost Famous
Almost Famous (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

1990s

9 titles · average score 59
Simpatico
Simpatico (1999)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Jack
Jack (1996)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996)

Director of Photography

Braveheart
Braveheart (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Wind
Wind (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

1980s

13 titles · average score 64
Always
Always (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

Additional Photography

Blaze
Blaze (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

Second Unit Director of Photography

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

Camera Operator

The Beach Boys: An American Band
The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

Camera Operator

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

Camera Operator

Scarface
Scarface (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

Camera Operator

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

Camera Operator

Zorro, The Gay Blade
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

Camera Operator

Urban Cowboy
Urban Cowboy (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

Camera Operator

1970s

4 titles · average score 48
FM
FM (1978)
GoodWatch score 42

Camera Operator

Whiffs
Whiffs (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

First Assistant Camera

The Hoax
The Hoax (1972)

Director of Photography

The Young Graduates
The Young Graduates (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography