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Russell Carpenter

Career

Active from 1984 to 2027, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ghosts
Ghosts
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Russell Carpenter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Politics
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • 90s Nostalgia 3
  • Supernatural Mystery 2
  • High-Octane Action Comedy 2
  • Action Comedy 2
  • Modern Romance 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Witty Banter 2
  • Immersive World-Building 2
  • High-Stakes Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 69
The Last Resort
The Last Resort (2027)

Director of Photography

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Additional Director of Photography

2010s

11 titles · average score 46
Noelle
Noelle (2019)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Better Off Single
Better Off Single (2016)
GoodWatch score 34

Executive Producer

Ant-Man
Ant-Man (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Return to Sender
Return to Sender (2015)
GoodWatch score 31

Director of Photography

Parched
Parched (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Beyond the Reach
Beyond the Reach (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

Jobs
Jobs (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

This Means War
This Means War (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

A Little Bit of Heaven
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

Killers
Killers (2010)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

2000s

9 titles · average score 47
The Ugly Truth
The Ugly Truth (2009)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

21
21 (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Awake
Awake (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Lucifer
Lucifer (2007)

Director of Photography

Monster-in-Law
Monster-in-Law (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Noel
Noel (2004)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

1990s

13 titles · average score 53
The Negotiator
The Negotiator (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Titanic
Titanic (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Money Talks
Money Talks (1997)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

Ghosts
Ghosts (1997)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

The Indian in the Cupboard
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

True Lies
True Lies (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

Director of Photography

Hard Target
Hard Target (1993)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Pet Sematary II
Pet Sematary II (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

The Lawnmower Man
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Death Warrant
Death Warrant (1990)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

1980s

8 titles · average score 51
The Wizard of Speed and Time
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Puppetmaster
Puppetmaster (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

Additional Photography

Critters 2
Critters 2 (1988)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Lady in White
Lady in White (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Cameron's Closet
Cameron's Closet (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

Critters
Critters (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Lemon Grove Incident
The Lemon Grove Incident (1985)

Cinematography

Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor (1984)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography