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Roger Deakins (1949-) is a 15-time nominated, Oscar® winning cinematographer. Deakins received the 2011 American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) Lifetime Achievement Award. He is easily considered to be one of the best cinematographers working today. His IMDb page shows over 80 cinematographer credits since 1975. This page will rank Roger Deakins movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, videos and some of his early low budget movies were not included in the rankings.
Roger Deakins Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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I was looking at people you had that had a lot of Oscar nominations. So here are all the actors on the 2021 Oracle list that Roger Deakins has worked with.
7 JOHN HURT Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
7 JOHN HURT White Mischief (1988)
12 BEN KINGSLEY House of Sand and Fog (2003)
12 BEN KINGSLEY Pascali’s Island (1988)
13 MORGAN FREEMAN Levity (2003)
13 MORGAN FREEMAN The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
22 GERALDINE CHAPLIN White Mischief (1988)
28 ALFRED MOLINA Rango (2011)
29 ROD STEIGER The Hurricane (1999)
31 HARRISON FORD BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
32 TREVOR HOWARD White Mischief (1988)
40 SUSAN SARANDON Anywhere But Here (1999)
40 SUSAN SARANDON Dead Man Walking (1995)
40 SUSAN SARANDON In the Valley of Elah (2007)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON Rango (2011)
51 BRUCE MCGILL Courage Under Fire (1996)
53 JOHNNY DEPP Rango (2011)
54 BRUCE WILLIS The Siege (1998)
61 LIAM NEESON The Innocent (1985)
64 NED BEATTY Rango (2011)
66 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Pascali’s Island (1988)
67 JOSS ACKLAND White Mischief (1988)
68 VAL KILMER Thunderheart (1992)
74 OMAR SHARIFF Mountains of the Moon (1990)
75 HELEN MIRREN Pascali’s Island (1988)
87 GARY OLDMAN Sid and Nancy (1986)
95 CHARLES DANCE PASCALI’S ISLAND (1988)
95 CHARLES DANCE White Mischief (1988)
104 MICHAEL GAMBON HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
110 JEFF BRIDGES The Big Lebowski (1998)
110 JEFF BRIDGES True Grit (2010)
117 JOHN TURTURRO Barton Fink (1991)
117 JOHN TURTURRO O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
117 JOHN TURTURRO The Big Lebowski (1998)
121 TIM ROBBINS The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
121 TIM ROBBINS The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
128 TOM HANKS The Ladykillers (2004)
131 JOHN GOODMAN Barton Fink (1991)
131 JOHN GOODMAN O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
131 JOHN GOODMAN The Big Lebowski (1998)
131 JOHN GOODMAN The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
132 MATT DAMON Courage Under Fire (1996)
132 MATT DAMON True Grit (2010)
135 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Long Walk Home (1990)
136 NICOLE KIDMAN THE GOLDFINCH (2019)
137 LIEV SCHREIBER The Hurricane (1999)
138 SEAN PENN Dead Man Walking (1995)
141 STEVE BUSCEMI Barton Fink (1991)
141 STEVE BUSCEMI Fargo (1996)
141 STEVE BUSCEMI The Big Lebowski (1998)
141 STEVE BUSCEMI The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
144 JUDI DENCH Skyfall (2012)
150 RICHARD JENKINS Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
150 RICHARD JENKINS The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
152 GRETA SCACCHI La donna della luna (1988)
152 GRETA SCACCHI White Mischief (1988)
155 BRAD PITT The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
156 MERYL STREEP Doubt (2008/I)
157 WILLIAM HURT The Village (2004)
158 WOODY HARRELSON No Country for Old Men (2007)
165 PETER STORMARE Fargo (1996)
165 PETER STORMARE The Big Lebowski (1998)
166 MEL GIBSON Air America (1990)
170 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Passion Fish (1992)
171 BEN GAZZARA The Big Lebowski (1998)
179 SCOTT GLENN Courage Under Fire (1996)
185 KATHY BATES Revolutionary Road (2008)
188 CHARLES DURNING O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
188 CHARLES DURNING The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
203 MIKE STARR The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
212 MAGGIE SMITH The Secret Garden (1993)
214 BILL NIGHY Rango (2011)
215 XANDER BERKELEY Sid and Nancy (1986)
231 SAM SHEPARD The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
231 SAM SHEPARD Thunderheart (1992)
235 BURT KWOUK Air America (1990)
238 PETER JASON HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
239 TOMMY LEE JONES In the Valley of Elah (2007)
239 TOMMY LEE JONES No Country for Old Men (2007)
239 TOMMY LEE JONES Stormy Monday (1988)
240 JOSH BROLIN HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
240 JOSH BROLIN In the Valley of Elah (2007)
240 JOSH BROLIN No Country for Old Men (2007)
240 JOSH BROLIN SICARIO (2015)
240 JOSH BROLIN True Grit (2010)
243 BILLY BOB THORNTON Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
243 BILLY BOB THORNTON Levity (2003)
243 BILLY BOB THORNTON The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
244 JAMES COSMO STORMY MONDAY (1988)
245 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
246 COLIN FIRTH 1917 (2019)
249 DAN HEDAYA The Hurricane (1999)
257 SCOTT WILSON Dead Man Walking (1995)
261 STEPHEN ROOT No Country for Old Men (2007)
261 STEPHEN ROOT O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
261 STEPHEN ROOT Rango (2011)
261 STEPHEN ROOT The Ladykillers (2004)
269 SAM ELLIOTT The Big Lebowski (1998)
270 PAUL NEWMAN The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
271 TIM ROTH Return to Waterloo (1985)
274 JULIANNE MOORE The Big Lebowski (1998)
279 RICHARD E. GRANT Mountains of the Moon (1990)
307 MELANIE GRIFFITH Stormy Monday (1988)
308 VING RHAMES Homicide (1991)
308 VING RHAMES The Long Walk Home (1990)
312 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Air America (1990)
314 DENZEL WASHINGTON Courage Under Fire (1996)
314 DENZEL WASHINGTON The Hurricane (1999)
314 DENZEL WASHINGTON The Siege (1998)
317 EDWARD HERRMANN Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
318 WILLIAM H. MACY Fargo (1996)
318 WILLIAM H. MACY Homicide (1991)
319 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
319 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
329 JACK BLACK Dead Man Walking (1995)
337 MIRANDA RICHARDSON The Innocent (1985)
345 MARY STEENBURGEN The Long Walk Home (1990)
350 JUDY GREER THE VILLAGE (2004)
355 TONY SHALHOUB BARTON FINK (1991)
355 TONY SHALHOUB THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE (2001)
355 TONY SHALHOUB THE SIEGE (1998)
356 HARRIS YULIN The Hurricane (1999)
358 MARK STRONG 1917 (2019)
369 SIGOURNEY WEAVER The Village (2004)
379 BERNARD HILL MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
381 ROSHAN SETH MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
383 RICHARD BURTON Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
384 LEONARDO DICAPRIO Revolutionary Road (2008)
392 ADRIEN BRODY The Village (2004)
397 PETER VAUGHAN Mountains of the Moon (1990)
404 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
412 JAMES FRANCO In the Valley of Elah (2007)
413 DAVID PAYMER The Hurricane (1999)
420 DAVID THEWLIS THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
422 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Anywhere But Here (1999)
424 JOE MANTEGNA Homicide (1991)
431 BOB GUNTON The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
441 TILDA SWINTON HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
446 KIRSTEN DUNST Levity (2003)
453 MICHAEL PARKS The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
454 MICHAEL LERNER Barton Fink (1991)
460 SEAN BEAN STORMY MONDAY (1988)
469 LESLIE PHILLIPS Mountains of the Moon (1990)
470 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Doubt (2008/I)
470 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Big Lebowski (1998)
479 CLANCY BROWN DEAD MAN WALKING (1995)
479 CLANCY BROWN HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
479 CLANCY BROWN THE HURRICANE (1999)
479 CLANCY BROWN THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
481 HOLLY HUNTER LEVITY (2003)
481 HOLLY HUNTER O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)
483 JON POLITO Barton Fink (1991)
483 JON POLITO The Big Lebowski (1998)
483 JON POLITO The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
483 JON POLITO The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
492 NATALIE PORTMAN Anywhere But Here (1999)
496 BENICIO DEL TORO SICARIO (2015)
504 HUGH GRANT White Mischief (1988)
507 FRANCES MCDORMAND Barton Fink (1991)
507 FRANCES MCDORMAND Fargo (1996)
507 FRANCES MCDORMAND HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
507 FRANCES MCDORMAND The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
519 FRED WARD Thunderheart (1992)
523 BRUNO GANZ THE READER (2008)
525 RICHARD SCHIFF The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
529 ZELJKO IVANEK Courage Under Fire (1996)
534 LUKE WILSON THE GOLDFINCH (2019)
537 LOIS SMITH Dead Man Walking (1995)
546 RALPH FIENNES HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
546 RALPH FIENNES Skyfall (2012)
546 RALPH FIENNES The Reader (2008)
549 MICHAEL SHANNON Revolutionary Road (2008)
551 BRENDAN GLEESON THE VILLAGE (2004)
561 GEORGE CLOONEY HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
561 GEORGE CLOONEY Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
561 GEORGE CLOONEY O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
562 CYRIL CUSACK Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
578 TED LEVINE THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD R0BERT FORD (2007)
580 CHARLIZE THERON In the Valley of Elah (2007)
607 SAM ROCKWELL The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
611 MELISSA LEO PRISONERS (2013)
613 DIANE BAKER Courage Under Fire (1996)
620 TIM BLAKE NELSON O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)
625 SCARLETT JOHANSSON HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
625 SCARLETT JOHANSSON The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
642 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH 1917 (2019)
664 DANIEL CRAIG Skyfall (2012)
669 JAY O. SANDERS Revolutionary Road (2008)
681 AMY ADAMS Doubt (2008/I)
691 DYLAN BAKER Revolutionary Road (2008)
691 DYLAN BAKER The Long Walk Home (1990)
699 JUDY DAVIS BARTON FINK (1991)
734 JAMES WHITMORE The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
735 ALFIE WOODARD PASSION FISH (1992)
742 BILL COBBS The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
757 JAVIER BARDEM NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
757 JAVIER BARDEM SKYFALL (2012)
758 NADIM SAWALHA PASCALI’S ISLAND (1988)
762 RICHARD PORTNOW Barton Fink (1991)
767 KATE WINSLET Revolutionary Road (2008)
767 KATE WINSLET The Reader (2008)
776 EMILY BLUNT SICARIO (2015)
781 ANNA MASSEY MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
790 MARSHALL BELL Air America (1990)
791 MARGO MARTINDALE Dead Man Walking (1995)
808 DAVID HAYMAN SID AND NANCY (1986)
815 CHRIS COOPER Jarhead (2005)
821 ROBERT PROSKY Dead Man Walking (1995)
832 DELROY LINDO MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
838 ROBERT PICARDO HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
845 ANGELA BASSETT PASSION FISH (1992)
852 SEAN YOUNG BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
854 JACK MCGEE The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
860 J. K. SIMMONS The Ladykillers (2004)
860 J. K. SIMMONS True Grit (2010)
869 BARRY PEPPER TRUE GRIT (2010)
887 SEAN ASTIN COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996)
889 BARRY CORBIN IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH (2007)
889 BARRY CORBIN NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
906 SISSY SPACEK The Long Walk Home (1990)
917 ANNETTE BENING The Siege (1998)
952 GEOFFREY RUSH Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
966 VICTOR GARBER SICARIO (2015)
975 R. LEE ERMEY Dead Man Walking (1995)
987 DENIS O’HARE THE GOLDFINCH (2019)
990 JEFFREY DEMUNN THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
992 JOHN SHRAPNEL PERSONAL SERVICES (1987)
994 RAY WINSTONE RANGO (2011)
Roger has worked with 51 Oscar winners.
ADRIEN BRODY The Village (2004)
BEN KINGSLEY House of Sand and Fog (2003)
BEN KINGSLEY Pascali’s Island (1988)
BENICIO DEL TORO SICARIO (2015)
BRAD PITT The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
CASEY AFFLECK THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007)
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
CHARLIZE THERON In the Valley of Elah (2007)
CHRIS COOPER Jarhead (2005)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER A Beautiful Mind (2001)
COLIN FIRTH 1917 (2019)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Courage Under Fire (1996)
DENZEL WASHINGTON The Hurricane (1999)
DENZEL WASHINGTON THE SIEGE (1998)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Barton Fink (1991)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Fargo (1996)
FRANCES MCDORMAND HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
FRANCES MCDORMAND The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
GARY OLDMAN Sid and Nancy (1986)
GEOFFREY RUSH Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
GEORGE CLOONEY HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
GEORGE CLOONEY Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
GEORGE CLOONEY O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
HELEN MIRREN Pascali’s Island (1988)
HOLLY HUNTER LEVITY (2003)
HOLLY HUNTER O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)
J. K. SIMMONS True Grit (2010)
JAMIE FOXX Jarhead (2005)
JAVIER BARDEM NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
JAVIER BARDEM SKYFALL (2012)
JEFF BRIDGES The Big Lebowski (1998)
JEFF BRIDGES True Grit (2010)
JENNIFER CONNELLY A Beautiful Mind (2001)
JOAQUIN PHOENIX THE VILLAGE (2004)
JUDI DENCH Skyfall (2012)
JULIANNE MOORE The Big Lebowski (1998)
KATE WINSLET Revolutionary Road (2008)
KATE WINSLET The Reader (2008)
KATHY BATES Revolutionary Road (2008)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO Revolutionary Road (2008)
MAGGIE SMITH The Secret Garden (1993)
MARY STEENBURGEN The Long Walk Home (1990)
MELISSA LEO PRISONERS (2013)
MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE MARQUIS DE SADE’S JUSTINE (1969)
MERYL STREEP Doubt (2008/I)
MORGAN FREEMAN Levity (2003)
MORGAN FREEMAN The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
NATALIE PORTMAN Anywhere But Here (1999)
NICOLE KIDMAN THE GOLDFINCH (2019)
PAUL NEWMAN The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Doubt (2008/I)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Big Lebowski (1998)
ROD STEIGER The Hurricane (1999)
RUSSELL CROWE A Beautiful Mind (2001)
SAM ROCKWELL The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
SEAN PENN Dead Man Walking (1995)
SISSY SPACEK The Long Walk Home (1990)
SUSAN SARANDON Anywhere But Here (1999)
SUSAN SARANDON Dead Man Walking (1995)
SUSAN SARANDON In the Valley of Elah (2007)
TILDA SWINTON HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
TIM ROBBINS The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
TIM ROBBINS The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
TOM HANKS The Ladykillers (2004)
TOMMY LEE JONES In the Valley of Elah (2007)
TOMMY LEE JONES No Country for Old Men (2007)
TOMMY LEE JONES Stormy Monday (1988)
VIOLA DAVIS DOUBT (2008/I)
VIOLA DAVIS PRISONERS (2013)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Long Walk Home (1990)
WILLIAM HURT The Village (2004)
Did not know the name but know the movies. Thanks for eye opening report.
Hey Taylor. Glad to be able to help you out, that is what we’re here for……lol. Knowing the greatness of Roger Deakins is good thing to know.
Nice of you to turn the UMR spotlight on a great English cinematographer Bruce. Watched him pick up the Oscar & BAFTA for Blade Runner 2049 a couple of years ago, well deserved.
I’ve seen 27 of the 58 films on the chart, more than I thought. Favorites include – Skyfall, Shawshank Redemption, Jesse James, Sicario, No Country For Old Men, Courage Under Fire, Blade Runner 2049, Rango, Fargo, True Grit and The Big Lebowski.
Lots of top rated movies here. I have yet to see 1917, another Oscar for Deakins?
Hang on, Rango was a cartoon wasn’t it? What’s going on? I’m calling shenanigans. 😉
A worthy subject Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for the visit, comment, and for sharing your knowledge on Roger. Seeing 27 of his movies is impressive. I have seen all of your favorites and enjoyed all of them. I agree, his work in BladeRunner 2049 was indeed worthy of the Oscar he won. I think his second Oscar is coming next month….as his work in 1917 is even more impressive. You know….even computer animated movies need some help with lighting too…and Rango needed that help too. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 6 Roger Deakins movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is A Beautiful Mind.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is True Grit.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Man Who Wasn’t There.
Favourite Roger Deakins Movies:
A Beautiful Mind
Fargo
The Man Who Wasn’t There
The Shawshank Redemption
Other Roger Deakins Movie I Have Seen:
Dead Man Walking
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Hey Flora…thanks for sharing your thoughts on the great Roger Deakins. I think a tally of 6 is pretty good, considering how you feel about current movies and the fact that his career got going well after you were born. I have seen all 6 of the ones you have seen. I saw 3 of your Top 4 in theaters….only missing The Shawshank Redemption on the big screen. Lots of people love O Brother Where Art Thou?…but I am with you….it is far from being a favorite for me. Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE:
Good to see you again branching out like Steve and profiling a “backroom boy” instead of drooling over somebody like Archie or Sir Maurice. Personally I have seen 13 of the movies that you have listed above; and have not seen but would like to see The Cohens’ A Serious Man. My personal faves among Roger’s films are Shawshank Redemption and A Beautiful Mind.
ADDITIONAL TRIVIA:
1/As indicated above by Bruce, Deakins is often cited as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers of all time. His consistent output led fellow cinematographer Robert Elswit to jokingly suggest that the American Society of Cinematographers should establish a special award for “films shot by Roger Deakins”.
2/Roger is credited with a massive 158 awards and 160 noms by IMDB – wow!
3/His current net worth is said to be $43 million.
4/There has been a Richard DeakIN [1943-2006] who made documentaries about environmental issues.
“Voted Up!”
Apologies for callin Roger Richard in my previous post about him.
Hey Bob….that error no longer exists.
hi bruce
Thanks for the feedback and for fixing that error.
Hey Bob. The marvel of 1917 got me motivated to do a page on Mr. Deakins. He is the second cinematographer to get an UMR page…following the late great Conrad Hall. I have seen 44 of his movies…including his Top 19. My first miss is The Secret Garden. Shawshank Redemption and A Beautiful Mind are both good to great movies….with Shawshank having the most re-watchable scenes. Thanks for the information on his awards, net worth and the other Richard D. Deakins lost the Oscar the first 13 times he was nominated…but I suspect….he will soon get his second Oscar for his 15th nomination. 1917 is going to win lots of awards for the people behind the camera. Good stuff as always.