- Films
- 13
- Avg rating
- 6.87
- Peak run
- 1988’10
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes
Robert by the numbers
Average
6.87
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.90
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.90
rating spread
Career
44y
1982 to 2025
Total votes
99.9K
across every film
Best
8.0
The Fog of War
Worst
4.8
Spookies
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Chaos: The Manson Murders | 5.6 | 3,672 |
| 2020 | MLK/FBI | 7.0 | 1,909 |
| 2018 |  Generation Wealth | 6.7 | 6,073 |
| 2016 | Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee | 6.7 | 3,774 |
| 2013 |  The Unknown Known | 7.0 | 4,429 |
| 2011 |  Bobby Fischer Against the World | 7.4 | 7,650 |
| 2010 |  Tabloid | 7.0 | 7,662 |
| 2010 | Countdown to Zero | 6.9 | 2,358 |
| 2008 |  Standard Operating Procedure | 7.4 | 4,226 |
| 2003 |  The Fog of War | 8.0 | 26,458 |
| 1988 |  The Thin Blue Line | 7.9 | 26,443 |
| 1986 |  Spookies | 4.8 | 5,223 |
| 1982 | In Our Water | · | 66 |
Better together?
Robert Chappell'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: Errol Morris and Robert Chappell movies
Takes
On Robert Chappell
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