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Cinematographer · 1935 to 1996

Jordan Cronenweth

Best rated: Stop Making Sense (8.7)

Films
22
Avg rating
6.56
Peak run
1980’84
7+ run
2 films
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Jordan Cronenweth, cinematography career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1980 to 1984, 7.202345678919701975198019851990Stop Making Sense 8.7Final Analysis 5.9Career avg 6.56

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Jordan Cronenweth's career barcodecoolhot
197022 films1992
Current formLast 5: 6.66 vs career 6.56 (+0.10)
  1. LPeggy Sue Got Married1986 · 6.4−0.2
  2. LGardens of Stone1987 · 6.3−0.3
  3. WU2: Rattle and Hum1988 · 7.6+1.0
  4. WState of Grace1990 · 7.1+0.5
  5. LFinal Analysis1992 · 5.9−0.7
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes

Jordan by the numbers

Average
6.56
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.67
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±1.34
rating spread
Career
23y
1970 to 1992
Total votes
1.13M
across every film
Best
8.7
Stop Making Sense
Worst
5.9
Final Analysis
Newest first

Filmography

Cinematography filmography
1992Final Analysis posterFinal Analysis5.916,453
1991Paul McCartney's Get Back·355
1990State of Grace posterState of Grace7.130,182
1988U2: Rattle and Hum7.66,440
1987Gardens of Stone posterGardens of Stone6.36,893
1986Peggy Sue Got Married posterPeggy Sue Got Married6.443,519
1986Just Between Friends6.01,191
1984Stop Making Sense posterStop Making Sense8.724,618
1982Best Friends5.53,606
1982Blade Runner posterBlade Runner8.1894K
1981Cutter's Way posterCutter's Way6.89,148
1980Altered States posterAltered States6.943,203
1977Rolling Thunder posterRolling Thunder6.914,954
1977Citizens Band6.41,010
1976Gable and Lombard·779
1974The Nickel Ride·844
1974The Front Page posterThe Front Page7.316,879
1974Zandy's Bride6.41,524
1972Cry for Me Billy·277
1972Play It As It Lays·907
Better together?

Jordan Cronenweth'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: Phil Joanou and Jordan Cronenweth movies · Jonathan Demme and Jordan Cronenweth movies · Francis Ford Coppola and Jordan Cronenweth movies

Takes

On Jordan Cronenweth

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1987
    Jordan Cronenweth
    Nominated