Portrait of Ken Kelsch

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Ken Kelsch

Career

Active from 1979 to 2019, busiest in 1998 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Big Night
Big Night
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Kelsch Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Intense Performances 2
  • Neo-Noir 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Manson Girls
Manson Girls

Director of Photography

2010s

6 titles · average score 52
The Projectionist
The Projectionist (2019)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Talking with the Vampires
Talking with the Vampires (2018)

Director of Photography

The Brooklyn Banker
The Brooklyn Banker (2016)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Welcome to New York
Welcome to New York (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

House of Last Things
House of Last Things (2013)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

4:44 Last Day on Earth
4:44 Last Day on Earth (2012)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

2000s

12 titles · average score 47
Desert Flower
Desert Flower (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

100 Feet
100 Feet (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

as Garbage Man

Return to Sleepaway Camp
Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)
GoodWatch score 39

Cinematography, Director of Photography

Sıcak
Sıcak (2008)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Missing in America
Missing in America (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Before It Had a Name
Before It Had a Name (2005)
GoodWatch score 27

Director of Photography

Asmalı Konak: Hayat
Asmalı Konak: Hayat (2003)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

Happy End
Happy End (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Testosterone
Testosterone (2003)
GoodWatch score 36

Director of Photography

'R Xmas
'R Xmas (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

1990s

21 titles · average score 53
New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel (1999)
GoodWatch score 40

as The Expeditor

Rear Window
Rear Window (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

The Impostors
The Impostors (1998)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Montana
Montana (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

The Blackout
The Blackout (1997)
GoodWatch score 29

Director of Photography

Big Night
Big Night (1996)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

The Funeral
The Funeral (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Killer: A Journal of Murder
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

The Addiction
The Addiction (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game (1993)
GoodWatch score 41

as Camera Operator (uncredited)

Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

1980s

2 titles · average score 33
Spookies
Spookies (1986)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

In Our Water
In Our Water (1982)

Additional Camera

1970s

1 title · average score 57
The Driller Killer
The Driller Killer (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography