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Robert Chappell

Career

Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fog of War
The Fog of War
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Chappell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.7, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Documentary 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Biographical Documentary 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • War Crimes 2
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Moral Responsibility 2
  • True Crime Documentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 66
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI (2020)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

2010s

8 titles · average score 72
Generation Wealth
Generation Wealth (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Demon in the Freezer
Demon in the Freezer (2016)

Director of Photography

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)
GoodWatch score 84

Cinematography

The Unknown Known
The Unknown Known (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

Cinematography

Team Spirit
Team Spirit (2012)

Cinematography

Tabloid
Tabloid (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Bobby Fischer Against the World
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Countdown to Zero
Countdown to Zero (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

Camera Operator

2000s

4 titles · average score 80
Standard Operating Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

The Fog of War
The Fog of War (2003)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

60 Spins Around the Sun
60 Spins Around the Sun (2003)

Director of Photography

The Quality Of Mercy
The Quality Of Mercy (2002)

Director of Photography

1990s

2 titles · average score 42
Without Mercy
Without Mercy (1996)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Writer

The Sorceress of Dirah
The Sorceress of Dirah (1992)

Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 59
The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

The Price of Honesty
The Price of Honesty (1988)

Director

Jakarta
Jakarta (1988)

Director of Photography

Forceful Impact
Forceful Impact (1988)

as Paolo Valente

Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)

Cinematography

Spookies
Spookies (1986)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

Comedienne
Comedienne (1984)

Director of Photography

In Our Water
In Our Water (1982)

Additional Camera, Aerial Director of Photography