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James Laxton
Born 1981-02-03
San Francisco, California, USA
Department: Camera
Biography
James Laxton is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, including Moonlight, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Laxton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring James Laxton
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Nightcrawler
2014
TMDB3.9
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Moonlight
2016
TMDB3.7
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Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
TMDB3.6
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Tusk
2014
TMDB2.8
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If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
TMDB3.5
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BEEF
2023
TMDB3.9
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Camp X-Ray
2014
TMDB3.4
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Holidays
2016
TMDB2.5
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Yoga Hosers
2016
TMDB2.4
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Adult World
2014
TMDB3.0
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (41 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Director of Photography | Movie | 2024 |
 | BEEF | Director of Photography | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Another Young Couple | Director of Photography | Movie | 2023 |
| Los Valientes | Director of Photography | Movie | 2021 | |
| Reconnect | Director of Photography | Movie | 2021 | |
 | The Underground Railroad | Director of Photography | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Gaze | Director of Photography | Movie | 2021 |
 | Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Black Monday | Director of Photography | TV Series | 2019 |
 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Director of Photography | Movie | 2018 |
 | Anything | Director of Photography | Movie | 2018 |
 | Here and Now | Director of Photography | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Tour de Pharmacy | Camera Operator | Movie | 2017 |
 | Moonlight | Director of Photography | Movie | 2016 |
 | Yoga Hosers | Director of Photography | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Black Jacket | Director of Photography | Movie | 2016 |
 | Holidays | Director of Photography | Movie | 2016 |
 | Youth | Director of Photography | Movie | 2016 |
| Welcome to the Last Bookstore | Director of Photography | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Rubberhead | Director of Photography | Movie | 2014 |
 | Nightcrawler | Additional Director of Photography | Movie | 2014 |
 | Camp X-Ray | Director of Photography | Movie | 2014 |
| Lemonade War | Director of Photography | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Tusk | Director of Photography | Movie | 2014 |
 | Adult World | Director of Photography | Movie | 2014 |
 | Bad Milo! | Director of Photography | Movie | 2013 |
 | Dealin' with Idiots | Director of Photography | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Moment | Director of Photography | Movie | 2013 |
 | California Solo | Director of Photography | Movie | 2012 |
 | For a Good Time, Call... | Director of Photography | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Murder of Hi Good | Director of Photography | Movie | 2012 |
| Leave Me Like You Found Me | Director of Photography | Movie | 2012 | |
 | The Myth of the American Sleepover | Director of Photography | Movie | 2011 |
 | Remigration | Director of Photography | Movie | 2011 |
 | Karma | Director of Photography | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Violent Kind | Director of Photography | Movie | 2010 |
 | A Young Couple | Director of Photography | Movie | 2009 |
 | Medicine for Melancholy | Director of Photography | Movie | 2009 |
 | Pig Hunt | Camera Loader | Movie | 2008 |
 | Little Brown Boy | Director of Photography | Movie | 2003 |
 | My Josephine | Director of Photography | Movie | 2003 |