---
name: "Doug Emmett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/doug-emmett"
fi1m_id: "doug-emmett"
imdb_id: "nm1397781"
tmdb_id: 929987
wikidata_id: "Q126003623"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-24T00:06:00.268576+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Doug Emmett

## Identity

Doug Emmett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/doug-emmett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** doug-emmett
- **IMDb ID:** nm1397781
- **TMDB ID:** 929987
- **Wikidata ID:** Q126003623
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Emmett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126003623, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1397781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/929987

Cinematographer. Born in U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Tessa Thompson](https://film.one/person/tessa-thompson.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 81 (1), 2020s 62 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 67 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $18m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Emmett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126003623, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1397781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/929987

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sorry to Bother You*](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*Furious*](https://film.one/tv/furious.md) (75)
- **Apple TV:** [*Lucky*](https://film.one/tv/lucky.md) (57)
- **Netflix:** [*HIS & HERS*](https://film.one/tv/his-and-hers.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Doug Emmett is an American cinematographer. He graduated from the Kanbar Institute of Film, Television and New Media at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) and the Directors Guild of America.

His feature film credits as director of photography include *Paranormal Activity 4* (2012), *Bachelorette* (2012), *The To Do List* (2013), *The One I Love* (2014), *The Edge of Seventeen* (2016), *Sorry to Bother You* (2018) and *I Care a Lot* (2021).

On television he has worked on series including *The Rookie* (2018), *On the Verge* (2021), *Presumed Innocent* (2024) and the 2026 series *Lucky*, *Furious* and *His & Hers*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Furious* (2026), Fi1m 75, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/furious.md)
- *HIS & HERS* (2026), Fi1m 55, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/his-and-hers.md)
- *Lucky* (2026), Fi1m 57, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/lucky.md)
- *Sorry to Bother You* (2018), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Furious* (2026), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/furious.md)
- *Lucky* (2026), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/lucky.md)
- *HIS & HERS* (2026), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/his-and-hers.md)
- *Hal & Harper* (2025), series, Director of Photography
- *Swiped* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Presumed Innocent* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *The American Society of Magical Negroes* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Breaking* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Angelyne* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *On the Verge* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *I Care a Lot* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Unpregnant* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Truth Be Told* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Tell Me a Story* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *Sorry to Bother You* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md)
- *Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Room 104* (2017), series, Director of Photography, Director
- *Thumper* (2017), Director of Photography
- *We Don't Belong Here* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Edge of Seventeen* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Alex of Venice* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Remaining* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The One I Love* (2014), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- *Faking It* (2014), series, Director of Photography
- *The To Do List* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Paranormal Activity 4* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Bachelorette* (2012), Director of Photography
- *TalhotBlond* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Giant Mechanical Man* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Damsels in Distress* (2012), Director of Photography
- *28 Hotel Rooms* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Loveless* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Monogamy* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Silly Little Game* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Fighting Fish* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Old Man and the Seymour* (2009), Cinematography

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