Sign up
Portrait of James Laxton

Camera

James Laxton

Career

Active from 2003 to 2024, busiest in 2014 and 2016 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Moonlight
Moonlight
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Laxton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.9, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Historical
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Futuristic
    0.2, average 0.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Intimate Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Body Horror 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Introspective 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotionally Devastating 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 61
Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Another Young Couple
Another Young Couple (2023)

Director of Photography

The Gaze
The Gaze (2021)

Director of Photography

Reconnect
Reconnect (2021)

Director of Photography

Los Valientes
Los Valientes (2021)

Director of Photography

2010s

26 titles · average score 58
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Anything
Anything (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Moonlight
Moonlight (2016)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Yoga Hosers
Yoga Hosers (2016)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

Holidays
Holidays (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Tusk
Tusk (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Adult World
Adult World (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler (2014)
GoodWatch score 83

Additional Director of Photography

Bad Milo!
Bad Milo! (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

For a Good Time, Call...
For a Good Time, Call... (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Remigration
Remigration (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

2000s

5 titles · average score 57
Medicine for Melancholy
Medicine for Melancholy (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

A Young Couple
A Young Couple (2009)

Director of Photography

Pig Hunt
Pig Hunt (2008)
GoodWatch score 39

Camera Loader

My Josephine
My Josephine (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Little Brown Boy
Little Brown Boy (2003)

Director of Photography