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Caleb Deschanel

Career

Active from 1969 to 2026, busiest in 1979 and 2012 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Caleb Deschanel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    2.1, average 2.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.7, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Emotional Healing 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Second Chances 2
  • Magical Realism 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Emotional 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 86
Wildwood
Wildwood (2026)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 57
The Lion King
The Lion King (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Ad Astra
Ad Astra (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

Additional Photography

Never Look Away
Never Look Away (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Unforgettable
Unforgettable (2017)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Rules Don't Apply
Rules Don't Apply (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale (2014)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

Additional Photography

Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Killer Joe
Killer Joe (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Dream House
Dream House (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 54
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Killshot
Killshot (2008)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

National Treasure
National Treasure (2004)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Timeline
Timeline (2003)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

The Hunted
The Hunted (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

The Patriot
The Patriot (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 63
Message in a Bottle
Message in a Bottle (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Anna and the King
Anna and the King (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Hope Floats
Hope Floats (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Titanic
Titanic (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

Additional Photography

Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 54
Crusoe
Crusoe (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Slugger's Wife
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
GoodWatch score 19

Director of Photography

The Natural
The Natural (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff (1983)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

The Black Stallion Returns
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

Additional Photography

Let's Spend the Night Together
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 78
Being There
Being There (1979)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti (1979)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

Additional Director of Photography

Trains
Trains (1976)

Writer, Director

A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
GoodWatch score 85

Additional Photography

The Hello Machine
The Hello Machine (1974)

Cinematography

The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
GoodWatch score 95

Additional Camera

THX 1138
THX 1138 (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

1960s

2 titles
Rodeo
Rodeo (1969)

Director of Photography

Lanton Mills
Lanton Mills (1969)

Director of Photography