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Bennett Miller(I)

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Bennett Miller in Capote (2005)
Bennett Miller is an American film director, best known for Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014). He began his film career directing the 1998 documentary The Cruise.

In 2006 Miller directed the Bob Dylan music video "When the Deal Goes Down" starring Scarlett Johansson.

Miller has directed 6 actors to Oscar nominations: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener for Capote, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill for Moneyball, and Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher. Hoffman won the Oscar for his work in Capote.
BornDecember 30, 1966
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BornDecember 30, 1966
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 17 wins & 26 nominations total

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Steve Carell, Bennett Miller, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)
Bennett Miller, Mark Ruffalo, and Megan Ellison in Foxcatcher (2014)
Vanessa Redgrave and Bennett Miller in Foxcatcher (2014)
Bennett Miller in Charlie Rose (1991)
Bennett Miller in Foxcatcher (2014)
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bennett Miller in Moneyball (2011)
Steve Carell and Bennett Miller in Foxcatcher (2014)
Bennett Miller, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)
Brad Pitt and Bennett Miller in Moneyball (2011)
Bennett Miller and Jonah Hill in Moneyball (2011)
Shirley MacLaine, Bennett Miller, and Don Rickles
Paul Thomas Anderson, Bennett Miller, and Maya Rudolph at an event for The Oscars (2015)

Known for

Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher
7.0
  • Director
  • 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (2005)
Capote
7.3
  • Director
  • 2005
Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball
7.6
  • Director
  • 2011
The Cruise (1998)
The Cruise
7.6
  • Director
  • 1998

Credits

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Director

  • A Christmas Carol
    • Director
    • In Development
  • Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)
    Foxcatcher
    • Director
    • 2014
  • The Question (2012)
    The Question
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
    Moneyball
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Scarlett Johansson in Scarlett Johansson: Falling Down (2008)
    Scarlett Johansson: Falling Down
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2008
  • George Clooney in Nespresso: George Who? (2007)
    Nespresso: George Who?
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Scarlett Johansson in Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down (2006)
    Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2006
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (2005)
    Capote
    • Director
    • 2005
  • The Cruise (1998)
    The Cruise
    • Director
    • 1998

Producer

  • A Christmas Carol
    • producer
    • In Development
  • Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016)
    Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)
    Foxcatcher
    • producer
    • 2014
  • The Cruise (1998)
    The Cruise
    • producer
    • 1998

Additional Crew

  • Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
    Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
    • additional material
    • 2017
  • Thompson (2009)
    Thompson
    • equipment
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Cousin Bobby (1992)
    Cousin Bobby
    • production assistance
    • 1992
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • December 30, 1966
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Relatives
      Theodore Miller(Sibling)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Did not direct a feature film until he was 38 years old.
  • Quotes
    You make a movie and you'd like it to be appreciated, respected, embraced.
  • Trademarks
      Frequently makes films that are true stories (Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011) and Foxcatcher (2014))

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