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Chris Menges

Career

Active from 1963 to 2020, busiest in 1983 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kes
Kes
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chris Menges Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 8
  • Character Study 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Social Realism 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Coming-of-Age Drama 3
  • British Social Realism 3
  • Class Struggle 3
  • Crime Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 56
Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

2010s

5 titles · average score 60
Ex Machina
Ex Machina (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

Thanks

Hummingbird
Hummingbird (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Route Irish
Route Irish (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

London Boulevard
London Boulevard (2010)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

2000s

12 titles · average score 71
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Reader
The Reader (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

North Country
North Country (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Tickets
Tickets (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Criminal
Criminal (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Good Thief
The Good Thief (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Concert for George
Concert for George (2003)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

The Pledge
The Pledge (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

1990s

5 titles · average score 66
The Lost Son
The Lost Son (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Boxer
The Boxer (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Michael Collins
Michael Collins (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Second Best
Second Best (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

CrissCross
CrissCross (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1980s

26 titles · average score 67
A World Apart
A World Apart (1988)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Shy People
Shy People (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Fatherland
Fatherland (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy (1984)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Local Hero
Local Hero (1983)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Made in Britain
Made in Britain (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Battletruck
Battletruck (1982)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Angel
Angel (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Babylon
Babylon (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

1970s

12 titles · average score 72
Black Jack
Black Jack (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Dummy
Dummy (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Last Summer
Last Summer (1977)

Director of Photography

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975)

Director of Photography

Israel: After the Earthquake
Israel: After the Earthquake (1974)

Director of Photography

Gumshoe
Gumshoe (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Black Beauty
Black Beauty (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Save the Children Fund Film
The Save the Children Fund Film (1971)

Director of Photography

Talk About Work
Talk About Work (1971)

Cinematography

Kes
Kes (1970)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

Loving Memory
Loving Memory (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Tribe That Hides from Man
The Tribe That Hides from Man (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

6 titles · average score 70
if....
if.... (1968)
GoodWatch score 83

Camera Operator

Solo
Solo (1968)

Director of Photography

Poor Cow
Poor Cow (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

Camera Operator

A Boy Called Donovan
A Boy Called Donovan (1966)

Director of Photography

Raid Into Tibet
Raid Into Tibet (1966)

Director of Photography

The War Game
The War Game (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography