Michael Chapman

Cinematographer. Born 21 November 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 20 September 2020.

Titles on Fi1m2 acting · 10 crew

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nominations

Born

21 November 1935, New York City, New York, USA

Died

20 September 2020

Active

1971–1996

Frequently works with

Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray, Herschel Weingrod, Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Robert De Niro, Timothy Harris

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Michael’s work 6 points above the press, across 10 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above7

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 10 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 10 films
Screen time: 21 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.6bn across 10 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscar nominations
Active: 1971–1996

Genres

Drama7
Crime4
Thriller4
Comedy2
Fantasy2
Horror2

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestJaws1975

60WorstGhostbusters II1989

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21960s

221970s

161980s

131990s

72000s

32010s

12020s

Directors most worked with

Ivan Reitman3 titles

Martin Scorsese2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Bill Murray2 titles

Robert De Niro2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1994Best Cinematography · The Fugitive
Nominated1981Best Cinematography · Raging Bull

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.