Errol Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American director. In 2003, The Guardian put him seventh in its list of the world's 40 best directors. As of 2010, Morris has won one Academy Award for Best Documentary Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Errol Morris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 5, 1948 (78)
- Hewlett, Long Island, New York, USA
- Director, producer and writer, also actor
- 26 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
What are Errol Morris' films like?
Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 20
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 11
Grounded 17 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 7 · Intense 9
Steady 15 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 9
A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 9
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous14
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Errol Morris' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Errol Morris' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
58 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
67 Bombs to Enid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Separated(2024)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Tune Out the Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Pigeon Tunnel(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Nina & Irena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Enemies of the State(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
A Wilderness of Error(2020)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
American Dharma(2018)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Wormwood(2017)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Wormwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The B-Side(2016)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Lure(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
National Bird(2016)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Demon in the Freezer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Chrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Most Valuable Whatever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Being Mr. Met (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Streaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
It's Not Crazy, It's Sports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Subterranean Stadium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Uncle Nick(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Look of Silence(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Bob Geldof: The Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Lech Walesa: The Shipyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Leymah Gbowee: The Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
November 22, 1963 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Benoît Mandelbrot, The Father of Fractals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Unknown Known(2013)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Act of Killing(2012)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Team Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
El Wingador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Umbrella Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Tabloid(2010)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
They Were There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Dennis Jakob Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Fog of War(2003)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all filmsThe Movie Movie (An Excerpt) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Gretchen Worden: The Mutter Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
First Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Dark Wind(1991)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
A Brief History of Time(1991)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Bride of the Orient(1989)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Thin Blue Line(1988)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Point of View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Hotel New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Vernon, Florida(1981)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Gates of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Untitled Ed Gein Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 57 titles, 56 of them dated from 1978 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Fog of War (2003)
Highest rated
The Look of Silence (2014)
Most popular right now
The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
an Oscar and 6 other major awards from 16 major nominations, 1989–2024.
- Writers Guild Award, won · Documentary Screenplay
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
- Venice award, nominated
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Berlinale award, won · Jury Grand Prix
- Berlinale award, nominated
- Oscar, won · Best Documentary, Features
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Documentary
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
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- Independent Spirit Award, won
- Sundance award, won ×2 · Documentary
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Errol Morris' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Errol Morris work with?
People who share at least 2 of Errol Morris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Fernandez shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Sonia KennebeckShared titles: Enemies of the State (2020), National Bird (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sonia Kennebeck
- Joshua OppenheimerShared titles: The Look of Silence (2014), The Act of Killing (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Joshua Oppenheimer
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Steven HathawayShared titles: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025), Separated (2024), The Pigeon Tunnel (2023), My Psychedelic Love Story (2020), American Dharma (2018), Wormwood (2017), The B-Side (2016), The Unknown Known (2013), Standard Operating Procedure (2008)See all 9 shared titles with Steven Hathaway
- Paul Leonard-MorganShared titles: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025), Separated (2024), The Pigeon Tunnel (2023), My Psychedelic Love Story (2020), American Dharma (2018), Wormwood (2017), The B-Side (2016)See all 7 shared titles with Paul Leonard-Morgan
- Igor MartinovicShared titles: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025), Separated (2024), The Pigeon Tunnel (2023), My Psychedelic Love Story (2020), American Dharma (2018), Wormwood (2017)See all 6 shared titles with Igor Martinovic
- Robert ChappellShared titles: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025), The Unknown Known (2013), Tabloid (2010), Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003), The Thin Blue Line (1988)See all 6 shared titles with Robert Chappell
Producers
- Robert FernandezShared titles: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025), Separated (2024), My Psychedelic Love Story (2020), American Dharma (2018), Wormwood (2017), The B-Side (2016), The Lure (2016), The Unknown Known (2013), Tabloid (2010), Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003)See all 11 shared titles with Robert Fernandez
- Joshua KearneyShared titles: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025), Separated (2024), The Pigeon Tunnel (2023), My Psychedelic Love Story (2020), American Dharma (2018), Wormwood (2017), The Unknown Known (2013)See all 7 shared titles with Joshua Kearney
- Molly RokoszShared titles: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025), Separated (2024), The Pigeon Tunnel (2023), My Psychedelic Love Story (2020), American Dharma (2018), Wormwood (2017), The B-Side (2016)See all 7 shared titles with Molly Rokosz
- Julie AhlbergShared titles: Wormwood (2017), The Unknown Known (2013), Tabloid (2010), Standard Operating Procedure (2008), The Fog of War (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Julie Ahlberg