Cinematography: Lance Acord

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Lance Acord. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Being John Malkovich

1999 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Spike Jonze

Cast John Cusack · Cameron Diaz · Catherine Keener · John Malkovich

Synopsis Being John Malkovich (1999) follows Craig, a struggling puppeteer who takes a mundane filing job in a peculiar office. He discovers a hidden portal behind a filing cabinet that allows him to enter the mind of actor John Malkovich for...

7.3

51K votes

7.3

51K votes

Buffalo '66

1998 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Vincent Gallo

Cast Vincent Gallo · Christina Ricci · Ben Gazzara · Mickey Rourke

Synopsis In Buffalo '66 (1998), Billy Brown, a recently released ex-convict, kidnaps a naive tap dancer, Layla, to pose as his wife and impress his neglectful parents. As they spend a surreal day together in Buffalo, New York, Billy's abrasive demeanor...

7.2

10K votes

7.2

10K votes

Lost in Translation

2003 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Sofia Coppola

Cast Bill Murray · Scarlett Johansson · Giovanni Ribisi · Anna Faris

Synopsis Lost in Translation (2003) follows two strangers, Bob, a fading movie star, and Charlotte, a young woman questioning her marriage, who cross paths in Tokyo. Both are grappling with loneliness and existential uncertainty in a city that feels alien and...

7.1

98K votes

7.1

98K votes

Adaptation

2002 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Spike Jonze

Cast Nicolas Cage · Meryl Streep · Chris Cooper · Tilda Swinton

Synopsis Adaptation (2002) follows Charlie Kaufman, a neurotic and self-doubting screenwriter, as he struggles to adapt Susan Orlean's non-fiction book *The Orchid Thief* into a screenplay. Battling writer's block and his own insecurities, Charlie becomes entangled in the lives of the...

7.1

41K votes

7.1

41K votes

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2018 · Documentary · 93 min. · United States

Direction Bruce Weber

Cast Robert Mitchum · John Mitchum · Benicio del Toro · Clint Eastwood

Synopsis In the late 1990s, photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber managed to convince Robert Mitchum to appear before his camera for a filmed portrait. When Mitchum passed away in 1997, Weber parked his beloved project and it was some time before...

6.3

21 votes

6.3

21 votes

Where the Wild Things Are

2009 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Spike Jonze

Cast Max Records · Catherine Keener · Pepita Emmerichs · Mark Ruffalo

Synopsis An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.

Max

6.2

27K votes

6.2

27K votes

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

2002 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Peter Care

Cast Kieran Culkin · Vincent D'Onofrio · Jena Malone · Emile Hirsch

Synopsis A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

Marie-Antoinette

2006 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Sofia Coppola

Cast Kirsten Dunst · Jason Schwartzman · Rose Byrne · Judy Davis

Synopsis Marie-Antoinette (2006) follows the life of the young Austrian princess who becomes the Queen of France. The film captures her journey from her arrival at the French court as a teenager to her eventual role as a controversial figure in...

6.0

21K votes

6.0

21K votes

How They Get There (S)

1997 · Movie · 2 min. · United States

Direction Spike Jonze

Cast Mark Gonzales · Rico Bueno · Lauren Curry

Synopsis A guy and a girl play copycat with each other from opposite sides of the street, that is, until a slightly abrupt & uncopyable event occurs.

5.7

581 votes

5.7

581 votes

E.T.: A Holiday Reunion (S)

2019 · Movie · 4 min. · United States

Direction Lance Acord

Cast Henry Thomas

Synopsis After 37 years, E.T. comes back to visit his friend, Elliott, for the holidays. During his stay, E.T. learns that Elliott now has a family of his own and that technology has completely changed on Earth since his last visit.

5.7

606 votes

5.7

606 votes

Lick the Star (S)

1998 · Movie · 14 min. · United States

Direction Sofia Coppola

Cast Christina Turley · Audrey Heaven · Julia Vanderham · Lindsy Drummer

Synopsis Sofia Coppola's directorial debut revisits adolescence through the eyes of four middle school girls obsessed with the novels of V.C. Andrews. The film explores the politics of teenage girls during a pivotal time in their lives through a plot to...

5.6

386 votes

5.6

386 votes

God's Pocket

2014 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction John Slattery

Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman · Richard Jenkins · Christina Hendricks · John Turturro

Synopsis When Mickey's stepson Leon is killed in a construction "accident," Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body. But when the boy's mother demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck between a body he can’t bury, a wife...

5.5

1K votes

5.5

1K votes

Chop Suey

2001 · Documentary · 98 min. · United States

Direction Bruce Weber

Synopsis A homage to Bruce Weber's Favourite things, these being mixing film, photography and classic movies. With portraits of a lesbian jazz singer and a 16 year old wrestler.

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HP: The Wolf - True Alpha (S)

2018 · Movie · 20 min. · United States

Direction Lance Acord

Cast Christian Slater · Adam Lannon · Betty Adewole · Jonathan Banks

Synopsis Christian Slater returns to his role as the rogue hacker "The Wolf" in HP's presentation of The Wolf: True Alpha. Directed by Lance Acord (Lost In Translation, Where the Wild Things Are), this latest entrant in "The Wolf" series once...

Not rated

Not rated