Robert Elswit
Cinematographer · Actor · VFX ArtistRobert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed.
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The Punisher: One Last Kill
2026
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Ella McCay
2025
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Bob Marley: One Love
2024
Director of Photography
King Richard
2021
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The King of Staten Island
2020
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Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
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Write When You Get Work
2018
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Skyscraper
2018
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Suburbicon
2017
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
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Gold
2016
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
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Inherent Vice
2014
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Nightcrawler
2014
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The Bourne Legacy
2012
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
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The Town
2010
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Salt
2010
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Duplicity
2009
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
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Shine a Light
2008
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
The Burning Plain
2008
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Redbelt
2008
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Michael Clayton
2007
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There Will Be Blood
2007
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American Dreamz
2006
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Syriana
2005
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Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
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Behind the Red Door
2003
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Runaway Jury
2003
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Gigli
2003
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Punch-Drunk Love
2002
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Impostor
2001
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Heist
2001
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Bounce
2000
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Magnolia
1999
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8MM
1999
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Richard Lester!
1998
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Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
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Boogie Nights
1997
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Hard Eight
1997
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The Pallbearer
1996
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Boys
1996
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The River Wild
1994
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A Dangerous Woman
1993
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A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
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Waterland
1992
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Paris Trout
1991
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The Summer My Father Grew Up
1991
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Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991
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Opposites Attract
1990
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A Killing in a Small Town
1990
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Bad Influence
1990
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Margaret Bourke-White
1989
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How I Got Into College
1989
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Heart of Dixie
1989
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Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988
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Cadillac Dreams
1988
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Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987
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Into the Homeland
1987
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Long Gone
1987
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A Different Affair
1987
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The Children of Times Square
1986
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Trick or Treat
1986
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The Sure Thing
1985
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Desert Hearts
1985
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Moving Violations
1985
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Tiger Town
1984
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Summerspell
1983
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All Summer in a Day
1982
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Waltz Across Texas
1982
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The End of August
1981
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Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
1978
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Fraternity Row
1977
Camera Operator
Faster, Cheaper, Better
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Animals
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