Cinematography: Robert Chappell

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


The Thin Blue Line

1988 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Synopsis "The Thin Blue Line" is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as "the...

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

Direction Errol Morris

Cast Robert McNamara

Synopsis Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. "Fog of War" combines an interview with McNamara discussing...

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

Bobby Fischer Against the World

2011 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States

Direction Liz Garbus

Cast Bobby Fischer · Anthony Saidy · Harry Benson

Synopsis 'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable,...

6.9

456 votes

6.9

456 votes

Standard Operating Procedure

2008 · Documentary · 118 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Synopsis Can a photograph change the world? In 2004, twelve photographs taken at the prison at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad changed the war in Iraq and had considerable consequences for the...

6.8

285 votes

6.8

285 votes

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Tabloid

2010 · Documentary · 87 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Synopsis A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary. Seminal documentarist Errol Morris turns his spotlight onto the strange case of...

6.5

458 votes

6.5

458 votes

MLK/FBI

2020 · Documentary · 104 min. · United States

Direction Samuel D. Pollard

Synopsis Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

6.5

55 votes

6.5

55 votes

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

2016 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States

Direction Nanette Burstein

Synopsis Mysteries abound in the life of John McAfee. He made millions creating antivirus software, then reinvented himself as a yogi, a proponent of herbal medicine, and a serial entrepreneur. He...

6.5

213 votes

6.5

213 votes

Hillary (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Documentary · 253 min. · United States

Direction Nanette Burstein

Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2020). 4 Episodes. A look at the life and work of Hillary Rodham Clinton, interweaving biographical chapters of her life with behind-the-scenes footage from her 2016 U.S. presidential...

6.4

46 votes

6.4

46 votes

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Generation Wealth

2018 · Documentary · 106 min. · United States

Direction Lauren Greenfield

Cast Florian Homm · Jaqueline Siegel

Synopsis A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen. For the past 25 years photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of...

6.4

295 votes

6.4

295 votes

Direction Errol Morris

Cast Donald Rumsfeld · Errol Morris · Kenn Medeiros

Synopsis Former United States Secretary of Defense during George W. Bush administration, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to...

6.2

270 votes

6.2

270 votes

The Umbrella Man (S)

2011 · Documentary · 6 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Cast Josiah Thompson

Synopsis Short film documentary about the mysterious umbrella man that appears in the Zapruder film during the assassination of president John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in 1963, November 22.

6.2

158 votes

6.2

158 votes

November 22, 1963 (S)

2013 · Documentary · 13 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Cast Josiah Thompson

Synopsis 50 years has passed since JFK's assassination and nothing so conclusive about it was discovered. Reporter Josiah Thompson - who covered the case - shares his views on the subject.

6.2

27 votes

6.2

27 votes

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Countdown to Zero

2010 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Lucy Walker

Synopsis From Participant Media and producer Lawrence Bender, who last teamed for the Academy Award® winning An Inconvenient Truth, COUNTDOWN TO ZERO is a stunning documentary about the escalating global nuclear...

5.5

81 votes

5.5

81 votes

Spookies

1986 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Genie Joseph · Thomas Doran · Brendan Faulkner

Cast Felix Ward · Maria Pechukas · Dan Scott · Alec Nemser

Synopsis Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life...

4.5

204 votes

4.5

204 votes

The Sorceress of Dirah

1992 · Documentary · 45 min. · Indonesia

Direction Robert Chappell · Sardono W. Kusuma

Cast Villagers From Bali · Sardono W. Kusumo · Villagers From Teges

Synopsis The Sorceress of Dirah is an experimental performance event of Balinese dances and legends, developed by the Javanese performance artist and choreographer, Sardono W. Kusuma, and restaged over many years,...

Not rated

Not rated

Jakarta

1988 · Movie · 94 min. · Indonesia

Direction Charles Kaufman

Cast Chris Noth · Suzee Pai · Frans Tumbuan · Ronald Hunter

Synopsis A CIA agent roams the streets of New York haunted by the death of the beautiful woman he fell in love with while on assignment in Jakarta. When he is...

Not rated

Not rated

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