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Ellen Kuras

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ellen Kuras Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    1.2, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Music Documentary 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • New York City 4
  • Non-Linear Storytelling 4
  • Behind-the-Scenes 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Pop Culture 2
  • Live Performance 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Cold War Conspiracy 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

8 titles ยท average score 79
Aldeas: A New Story
Aldeas: A New Story (2026)

Director of Photography

Lee
Lee (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Beatles '64
Beatles '64 (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

Second Unit Director

Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021)

Director of Photography

David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Making 'The Irishman'
Making 'The Irishman' (2020)

Director of Photography

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 68
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Jane
Jane (2017)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Wormwood
Wormwood (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More (2017)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Monster in the Mind
Monster in the Mind (2016)

Director of Photography

A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Public Speaking
Public Speaking (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 65
Away We Go
Away We Go (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

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

Director of Photography

Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Analyze That
Analyze That (2002)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Personal Velocity
Personal Velocity (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Blow
Blow (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Bamboozled
Bamboozled (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 62
Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1999)
GoodWatch score 24

Director of Photography

He Got Game
He Got Game (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Just the Ticket
Just the Ticket (1998)
GoodWatch score 36

Director of Photography

4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls (1997)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Angela
Angela (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

The Dadshuttle
The Dadshuttle (1996)

Director of Photography

Unzipped
Unzipped (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Postcards from America
Postcards from America (1995)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Swoon
Swoon (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia
Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia (1989)

Director of Photography

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

Assistant Director

He Was Once
He Was Once (1989)

Assistant Camera