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Cinematographer · Actor · 1942 to 2020

Allen Daviau

Best rated: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (7.9)

Films
16
Avg rating
6.72
Peak run
1985’91
7+ run
3 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Allen Daviau, cinematography career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1985 to 1991, 7.185678197519801985199019952000E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 7.9Congo 5.4Career avg 6.72

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Allen Daviau's career barcodecoolhot
197116 films2004
Current formLast 5: 6.06 vs career 6.72 (−0.66)
  1. WFearless1993 · 7.0+0.3
  2. LCongo1995 · 5.4−1.3
  3. LThe Astronaut's Wife1999 · 5.4−1.3
  4. LThe Tigger Movie2000 · 6.4−0.3
  5. LVan Helsing2004 · 6.1−0.6
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes

Allen by the numbers

Average
6.72
14 rated films
Vote weighted
6.73
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.80
rating spread
Career
34y
1971 to 2004
Total votes
1.37M
across every film
Best
7.9
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Worst
5.4
Congo
Newest first

Filmography

Cinematography filmography
2004Van Helsing posterVan Helsing6.1311K
2000The Tigger Movie posterThe Tigger Movie6.422,085
1999The Astronaut's Wife posterThe Astronaut's Wife5.459,429
1995Congo posterCongo5.453,704
1993Fearless posterFearless7.026,479
1991Bugsy posterBugsy6.834,222
1991Defending Your Life posterDefending Your Life7.223,970
1990Avalon posterAvalon7.27,577
1987Empire of the Sun posterEmpire of the Sun7.7145K
1987Harry and the Hendersons posterHarry and the Hendersons6.140,034
1985The Color Purple posterThe Color Purple7.7106K
1985The Falcon and the Snowman posterThe Falcon and the Snowman6.814,309
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie posterTwilight Zone: The Movie6.443,944
1982Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch·496
1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial posterE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial7.9478K
1971Say Goodbye·63
Better together?

Allen Daviau's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Steven Spielberg and Allen Daviau movies · Barry Levinson and Allen Daviau movies

Takes

On Allen Daviau

5 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1992
    Allen Daviau
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1991
    Allen Daviau
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1988
    Allen Daviau
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1986
    Allen Daviau
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1983
    Allen Daviau
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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