Destin Daniel Cretton

Producer
Director
Writer

'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' director Destin Daniel Cretton tells IMDb about how he applied what he learned making 'Short Term 12' to his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, how he fostered the comedic rapport between his stars Simu Liu and Awkwafina, and what his workout regiment was like on set.

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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 following Ang Lee's Hulk.

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Awards
- 36 wins & 32 nominations total

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Known for

Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

7.3

Director

2021

Short Term 12

7.9

Director

2013

Just Mercy

7.6

Director

2019

The Glass Castle

7.1

Director(directed by)

2017

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Producer

Tokyo Vice
8.1
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2022–2024
American Born Chinese
7.0
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2023
In the Garden of Tulips
7.4
Short
- executive producer
- 2023
Closing Dynasty
6.6
Short
- executive producer
- 2023
Same Old
6.9
Short
- executive producer
- 2022
Los
8.1
Short
- producer
- 2015
Switchfoot: Close to Our Hearts, the Bro-Am Documentary
Short
- producer
- 2014
Snapped
Short
- executive producer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2014
I Am Not a Hipster
6.6
- producer
- 2012
By the Time the Sun Is Hot
Short
- producer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2011
Short Term 12
7.3
Short
- producer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2008
Deacon's Mondays
7.3
Short
- producer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2007
Drakmar: A Vassal's Journey
6.9
- co-producer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2006

Director

American Born Chinese
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 2023
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
7.3
- Director
- 2021
Just Mercy
7.6
- Director
- 2019
The Glass Castle
7.1
- Director (directed by)
- 2017
Short Term 12: Making the Music
Video
- Director (filmed by)
- 2014
Short Term 12
7.9
- Director
- 2013
I Am Not a Hipster
6.6
- Director
- 2012
Short Term 12
7.3
Short
- Director (as Destin Cretton)
- 2008
Deacon's Mondays
7.3
Short
- Director (as Destin Cretton)
- 2007
Drakmar: A Vassal's Journey
6.9
- co-director (as Destin Cretton)
- 2006
Bartholomew's Song
7.2
Short
- Director (as Destin Cretton)
- 2006
Longbranch: A Suburban Parable
7.0
Short
- Director (as Destin Cretton)
- 2002

Writer

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
7.3
- screen story by
- screenplay by
- 2021
Just Mercy
7.6
- written by
- 2019
The Glass Castle
7.1
- screenplay by
- 2017
The Shack
6.3
- screenplay by (as Destin Cretton)
- 2017
Short Term 12
7.9
- written by
- 2013
I Am Not a Hipster
6.6
- Writer
- 2012
Short Term 12
7.3
Short
- writer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2008
Deacon's Mondays
7.3
Short
- Writer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2007
Bartholomew's Song
7.2
Short
- Writer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2006
Longbranch: A Suburban Parable
7.0
Short
- Writer (as Destin Cretton)
- 2002