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John Hillcoat

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John Hillcoat
A father (Mortensen) and son (Smit-McPhee) walk for months across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic landscape in search of civilization.
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The Road (2009)
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John Hillcoat was born on 14 August 1961 in Queensland, Australia. He is a director and producer, known for The Proposition (2005), The Road (2009) and Lawless (2012).
BornAugust 14, 1961
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John Hillcoat in The Road (2009)
John Hillcoat in The Road (2009)
John Hillcoat
John Hillcoat at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
Clifton Collins Jr., John Hillcoat, Aaron Paul, and Anthony Mackie at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
Casey Affleck and John Hillcoat at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
John Hillcoat and Aaron Paul at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
John Hillcoat, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska at an event for Lawless (2012)
Tom Hardy, John Hillcoat, and Jessica Chastain at an event for Lawless (2012)
Jason Clarke, Tom Hardy, John Hillcoat, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain at an event for Lawless (2012)
Tom Hardy, John Hillcoat, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain at an event for Lawless (2012)
Producer Steve Schwartz, writer Cormac McCarthy, producer Bob Weinstein, director John Hillcoat and producer Paula Mae Schwartz attend the premiere of 'The Road' at Clearview Chelsea Cinemas on November 16, 2009 in New York City.

Known for

The Proposition (2005)
The Proposition
7.3
  • Director
  • 2005
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)
The Road
7.2
  • Director
  • 2009
Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain in Lawless (2012)
Lawless
7.2
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2012

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Director

  • Witchfinder
    • Pre-production
  • Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy (2022)
    George & Tammy
  • Run the Jewels: Never Look Back (2021)
    Run the Jewels: Never Look Back
  • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021)
    Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
  • Corazón (2018)
    Corazón
  • AncestryDNA: Joseph's Story
  • Black Mirror (2011)
    Black Mirror
  • Cate Blanchett in Massive Attack: The Spoils (2016)
    Massive Attack: The Spoils
  • Jair Abarca, Nicolas Maldonado, and Harrison Jones in Vaseline Wonder Jelly (2016)
    Vaseline Wonder Jelly
  • Triple 9 (2016)
    Triple 9
  • Emily Kincaid in Bob Dylan: Visions of Johanna (2015)
    Bob Dylan: Visions of Johanna
  • Coca Cola: It's Beautiful
  • Johnny Cash: She Used to Love Me a Lot (2014)
    Johnny Cash: She Used to Love Me a Lot
  • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Jubilee Street (2013)
    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Jubilee Street
  • How to Destroy Angels: Ice Age (2012)
    How to Destroy Angels: Ice Age
  • IO Echo: Berlin, It's All a Mess (2012)
    IO Echo: Berlin, It's All a Mess

Producer

  • Witchfinder
    • Pre-production
  • Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy (2022)
    George & Tammy
  • Triple 9 (2016)
    Triple 9

Writer

  • Cate Blanchett in Massive Attack: The Spoils (2016)
    Massive Attack: The Spoils
  • Tchéky Karyo, Anni Finsterer, and Rachel Griffiths in To Have & to Hold (1996)
    To Have & to Hold
  • Nick Cave in Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)
    Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos3

The Road: International Trailer
Trailer 1:59
The Road: International Trailer
The Road: Trailer #2
Trailer 2:35
The Road: Trailer #2
The Road
Trailer 2:42
The Road

Personal details

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    • August 14, 1961
    • Queensland, Australia
  • Other works
    Directed video "Chocolate Cake" for AU/OZ band Crowded House

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    Directed music videos for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Einstürzende Neubauten, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Manic Street Preachers, Bush, Placebo, Suede, Atari Teenage Riot, Depeche Mode, HIM, Alec Empire, Muse, AFI and more.
  • Quotes
    Ned Kelly and His Gang was made in 1906, only three years after The Great Train Robbery. It was banned by Victorian-era censors for its 'romantic' portrayal of bushrangers, who might otherwise have become folk heroes and inspired class war. The western wasn't allowed to grow into a real genre in Australian cinema, although colonial-period dramas started re-surfacing in the '70s.
    • Frequently casts Guy Pearce

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