Vilmos Zsigmond

Cinematographer

As cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond shot 24 rated films; 4 were hits (80/100+), a .167 batting average.

Batting average
.167
Hits
4 of 24 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 32% of 425 cinematographers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1971–2010

Films, rated out of 100

  1. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) — 56/100
  2. Cassandra's Dream (2007) — 58/100
  3. The Black Dahlia (2006) — 50/100
  4. Melinda and Melinda (2004) — 59/100
  5. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) — 60/100
  6. Assassins (1995) — 46/100
  7. The Crossing Guard (1995) — 61/100
  8. Maverick (1994) — 68/100
  9. Sliver (1993) — 44/100
  10. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) — 42/100
  11. Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) — 58/100
  12. The Witches of Eastwick (1987) — 66/100
  13. No Small Affair (1984) — 55/100
  14. Blow Out (1981) — 79/100
  15. Heaven's Gate (1980) — 63/100
  16. The Deer Hunter (1978) — 95/100 · hit
  17. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit
  18. Obsession (1976) — 67/100
  19. The Sugarland Express (1974) — 70/100
  20. The Long Goodbye (1973) — 85/100 · hit
  21. Scarecrow (1973) — 72/100
  22. Deliverance (1972) — 79/100
  23. Images (1972) — 70/100
  24. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) — 80/100 · hit

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Deer Hunter (1978) — 95/100 · hit
  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit
  3. The Long Goodbye (1973) — 85/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) — 42/100
  2. Sliver (1993) — 44/100
  3. Assassins (1995) — 46/100

How these numbers work: Methodology