Frederick Elmes

Cinematographer

As cinematographer, Frederick Elmes shot 19 rated films; 3 were hits (80/100+), a .158 batting average.

Batting average
.158
Hits
3 of 19 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 36% of 425 cinematographers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1974–2025

Films, rated out of 100

  1. Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) — 71/100
  2. The Dead Don't Die (2019) — 54/100
  3. Paterson (2016) — 80/100 · hit
  4. Horns (2013) — 56/100
  5. Brothers (2009) — 67/100
  6. The Namesake (2007) — 76/100
  7. Broken Flowers (2005) — 75/100
  8. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) — 67/100
  9. Kinsey (2004) — 75/100
  10. Hulk (2003) — 57/100
  11. Trapped (2002) — 49/100
  12. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) — 76/100
  13. Chosen (2001) — 65/100 · short, not counted
  14. Ride with the Devil (1999) — 66/100
  15. The Ice Storm (1997) — 74/100
  16. Coffee and Cigarettes III (1997) — 74/100 · short, not counted
  17. Night on Earth (1991) — 75/100
  18. Wild at Heart (1990) — 71/100
  19. The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988) — 61/100 · short, not counted
  20. Aria (1987) — 56/100
  21. Blue Velvet (1986) — 93/100 · hit
  22. Eraserhead (1977) — 82/100 · hit
  23. The Amputee (1974) — 53/100 · short, not counted

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

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Blue Velvet (1986) — 93/100 · hit
  2. Eraserhead (1977) — 82/100 · hit
  3. Paterson (2016) — 80/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Trapped (2002) — 49/100
  2. The Amputee (1974) — 53/100 · short, not counted
  3. The Dead Don't Die (2019) — 54/100

How these numbers work: Methodology