directors to check
by knesux-567-794998 | created - 22 Sep 2021 | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. Rémy Belvaux
Actor | C'est arrivé près de chez vous
Rémy Belvaux was born on November 10, 1966 in Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Man Bites Dog (1992), Pas de C4 pour Daniel Daniel (1987) and Génération Raymond (1990). He died on September 4, 2006 in Orry-la-Ville, Oise, France.
2. Meir Zarchi
Producer | Day of the Woman
Meir is a filmmaker most known for I Spit on Your Grave (1978) about one woman and a group of maniacs. In 2010, Steven R. Monroe directed the remake I Spit on Your Grave (2010) starring Sarah Butler & Jeff Branson. Meir executive produced the film and was an associate producer for the remake as ...
3. Tom Six
Director | The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
Tom Six was born on August 29, 1973 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and writer, known for The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009), The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015) and The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011).
4. Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer | The Neon Demon
Writer, director, and producer Nicolas Winding Refn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1970, to Anders Refn, a film director and editor, and Vibeke Winding (née Tuxen), a cinematographer. Just before he turned 11, in 1981, he moved to New York with his parents, where he lived out his teen years. ...
5. Brad Anderson
Director | Session 9
Brad Anderson was born in 1964 in Madison, Connecticut, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Session 9 (2001), The Machinist (2004) and Transsiberian (2008).
6. Eli Roth
Producer | Thanksgiving
Eli Raphael Roth was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Cora (Bialis), a painter, and Sheldon H. Roth, a psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and clinical professor. His family is Jewish (from Austria, Hungary, Russia, and Poland). He began shooting Super 8 films at the age of eight; after watching Ridley ...
7. Ruggero Deodato
Director | Deathcember
Ruggero Deodato was born on May 7, 1939, in Potenza, Italy, and grew up outside Rome. One of his close friends at the time was Renzo Rossellini, the son of famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Knowing Ruggerio's love for the movies, Renzo persuaded him to work as a second unit director on ...
8. Destin Daniel Cretton
Director | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker, writer and producer from Haiku, Hawaii. He is known for directing The Glass Castle, I Am Not a Hipster, Short Term 12, Just Mercy and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He is the second Asian-American filmmaker to direct a Marvel film ...
9. Sean Durkin
Director | Martha Marcy May Marlene
Sean Durkin was born on December 9, 1981 in Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), The Nest (2020) and The Iron Claw (2023).
10. Anthony C. Ferrante
Director | Sharknado
Anthony C. Ferrante was born in Antioch, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Sharknado (2013), Nix (2022) and Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch (2023).
11. Alexandre Aja
Director | Haute tension
Alexandre Aja was born on August 7, 1978 in Paris, France. He is a producer and director, known for High Tension (2003), The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Piranha 3D (2010). He is married to Laïla Marrakchi.
12. Michael Matteo Rossi
Producer | Chase
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michael has extensively been involved in writing, producing and directing and actively been involved in film projects for the last few years. At 19, Michael went on to have his first short film, Our Lost Translation, screened at the LA Shorts Fest. After completing ...
13. Jacob Tierney
Actor | The Trotsky
Jacob Daniel Tierney (Born On September 26, 1979 In Montréal Québec, Canada) Is a Canadian-American Actor, Voice Actor, Voice Casting, Voice Director, Singer, Loop Group Actor, Producer And Director. He Was Born On September 26, 1979 In Montréal Québec, Canada. To The Family Terry Tierney And His ...
14. Sarah Polley
Actress | My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her ...
15. Pascal Laugier
Director | Ghostland
Pascal Laugier was born on October 16, 1971 in France. He is a director and writer, known for Incident in a Ghostland (2018), Martyrs (2008) and The Tall Man (2012).
16. Dan O'Bannon
Writer | Alien
Dan O'Bannon was inspired at an early age by EC Comics like Tales from the Crypt and old horror films that he saw in St. Louis. He even wrote a few stories for Heavy Metal magazine (which also showed up in the film).
O'Bannon got his start when he and John Carpenter collaborated on the cult sci-fi ...
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17. Anton Corbijn
Director | Control
Anton Corbijn was born on May 20, 1955 in Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and actor, known for Control (2007), A Most Wanted Man (2014) and The American (2010).
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18. Don Letts
Soundtrack | Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Don Letts was born on January 10, 1956 in London, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Punk: Attitude (2005) and The King of Comedy (1982).
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19. Amos Poe
Director | Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
Amos Poe was born in 1949 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a director and producer, known for Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991), Dead Weekend (1995) and A Walk in the Park (2012). He was previously married to Sarah Charlesworth.
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20. David Markey
Director | Citizen Tania
David Markey is a resilient and resourceful filmmaker who has sustained a truly independent career in the shadow of Hollywood and against the backdrop of corporate America for over two and a half decades. As a self-taught filmmaker and musician, Markey brings together underground music, ...
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21. Jeff Howlett
Producer | A Band Called Death
Jeff Howlett was born on November 5, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He is a producer and director, known for A Band Called Death (2012), Paper Towns (2015) and Brass Knuckles (2019).
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22. Mark Christopher Covino
Producer | A Band Called Death
Mark is a director, producer and editor. His first feature film, "A Band Called Death," won the Audience Award at South by Southwest in 2013 and was released theatrically to rave reviews around the world. It has a 94% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. His 2nd film, the award-winning documentary, "...
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23. James Merendino
Writer | SLC Punk!
James Merendino is an American movie director and scriptwriter. He was born in New Jersey, and moved with his family to Salt Lake City, Utah when he was six years old. After pursuing post-secondary education in Rome and Los Angeles, California, studying Western philosophy and theology, Merendino ...
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24. Alex Cox
Director | Repo Man
Throughout his years in the industry, Alex Cox, an English writer-director, has not only proven his loyalty and integrity to cult cinema, but also his love for it. This all began in 1977, when Cox dropped out of Oxford University to study Radio, Film & TV at Bristol until graduating in 1977. Seeing...
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25. André Aciman
Writer | Call Me by Your Name
André Aciman was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He is known for Call Me by Your Name (2017), Find Me and Call Me by Your Name: A Novel (2017).
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