Michael Chapman

1935–2020 · American cinematographer and film director

Michael Crawford Chapman, ASC was an American cinematographer and film director, known for his work on many films of the American New Wave during the 1970s and the 1980s. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for Raging Bull (1980) and The Fugitive (1993). He received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.

Michael Chapman, in order

1. 1973 The Last Detail: acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 87%, audiences 87% · streaming on Prime Video
2. 1983 All the Right Moves: directed
3. 1986 Annihilator (TV movie): directed
4. 1986 The Clan of the Cave Bear: directed
5. 1989 The Abyss: acted · directed by James Cameron · critics 75%, audiences 83% · streaming on Prime Video, Disney+
6. 1990 Kindergarten Cop: acted · directed by Ivan Reitman · critics 54%, audiences 52% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
7. 1990 Quick Change: acted · directed by Bill Murray and Howard Franklin · critics 89%, audiences 71%
8. 1991 Doc Hollywood: acted · directed by Michael Caton-Jones
9. 1992 Visions of Light: acted · directed by Todd McCarthy
10. 1993 Rising Sun: acted · directed by Philip Kaufman
11. 1995 The Viking Sagas: directed
12. 1998 Six Days Seven Nights: acted · directed by Ivan Reitman · critics 41%, audiences 36% · streaming on Prime Video
13. 1999 The Story of Us: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 26%, audiences 58%
14. 2001 Evolution: acted · directed by Ivan Reitman · critics 44%, audiences 48% · streaming on Hoopla, YouTube (free)