Ericson Core
Cinematographer and director · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Ericson Core is an American film director and cinematographer, best known for directing the 2006 sports film Invincible and the 2015 film Point Break. He has been director of photography on several films, including Payback, The Fast and the Furious, and Daredevil. Core attended the Art Centre College of Design in Pasadena, California, at age 16, and he then attended USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles to get a B.A. degree in film production and directing studies. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing and cinematography, also from the Art Centre College of Design. Core started his career as a music video director and then as a cinematographer for films like Payback, The Fast and the Furious, and Daredevil. He made his directorial debut with a true-story-based sports film, Invincible, on which he also remained the director of photography. The film, starring Mark Wahlberg, was released on August 25, 2006, by Walt Disney Pictures. In 2015, Core directed the action-thriller film Point Break, a remake of the 1991 film of the same name, based on a script by Kurt Wimmer. The film starred Édgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey, and it was released in the United States on December 25, 2015, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ericson Core, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Cinematographer and director
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Ericson Core's films like?
Across their 12 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 0 · Earnest 9
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
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 Ericson Core's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Ericson Core's 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
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Hounds of War(2024)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Togo(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Still Star-Crossed(2017)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
MacGyver(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Of Kings and Prophets(2016)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Point Break(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Invincible(2006)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Daredevil(2003)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Don't Say a Word(2001)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Fast and the Furious(2001)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Mumford(1999)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Payback(1999)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Before Women Had Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Exit in Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
One Eight Seven(1997)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Headhunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Claim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 1997 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Highest rated
Togo (2019)
Most popular right now
Point Break (2015)
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.
How do Ericson Core's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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.
Is Ericson Core's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Ericson Core work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ericson Core's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Offer shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Michael OfferShared titles: Still Star-Crossed (2017), Of Kings and Prophets (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Offer
Actors
- Ray WinstoneShared titles: Of Kings and Prophets (2016), Point Break (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ray Winstone
- David PaymerShared titles: Mumford (1999), Payback (1999)See all 2 shared titles with David Paymer
Composers and editors
- Mark IshamShared titles: Togo (2019), Invincible (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Isham
- Gerald B. GreenbergShared titles: Point Break (2015), Invincible (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Gerald B. Greenberg
Producers
- Bruce DaveyShared titles: Payback (1999), One Eight Seven (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Davey
- Stephen McEveetyShared titles: Payback (1999), One Eight Seven (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen McEveety
Mixed roles
- Mel GibsonShared titles: Payback (1999), One Eight Seven (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Mel Gibson
