Chris Menges

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Chris Menges

Born September 15, 1940 · Kington, Herefordshire, England, UK (age 85)

Chris Menges BSC, ASC (born 15 September 1940) is a British cinematographer and film director. He is a member of both the American and British Societies of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Menges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Ex MachinaEx Machina · 2015
Ex Machina
7.62015
MovieDramaScience Fiction
Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
The ReaderThe Reader · 2008
The Reader
7.52008
MovieDramaRomance
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
HummingbirdHummingbird · 2013
Hummingbird
6.22013
MovieActionThriller
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
Notes on a ScandalNotes on a Scandal · 2006
Notes on a Scandal
7.12006
MovieDramaRomance
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
The PledgeThe Pledge · 2001
The Pledge
6.62001
MovieCrimeDrama
A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close · 2011
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
7.02011
MovieDrama
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Waiting for the BarbariansWaiting for the Barbarians · 2020
Waiting for the Barbarians
5.92020
MovieDramaHistory
At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.
North CountryNorth Country · 2005
North Country
7.32005
MovieDrama
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

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