Rian Johnson

Birthday:

12/17/1973

Place of birth:

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA:

Biography:

Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and its sequel, Glass Onion (2022). Outside of film, Johnson directed three episodes of the television drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2013 for his work on the season 5 episode "Fifty-One".



Credits

American Fiction (2023)
Executive Producer
Fair Play (2023)
Executive Producer
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Director
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Writer
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Producer
Blood Relatives (2022)
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Metal Lords (2022)
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Scream (2022)
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tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
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Last Night in Soho (2021)
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Capone (2020)
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Knives Out (2019)
Director
Knives Out (2019)
Producer
Knives Out (2019)
Writer
Scare Package (2019)
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LCD Soundsystem: Oh Baby (2019)
Director
LCD Soundsystem: Oh Baby (2019)
Editor
LCD Soundsystem: Oh Baby (2019)
Writer
Destroyer (2018)
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Screenplay
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Director
Baby Driver (2017)
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
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The Hollars (2016)
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The Invitation (2016)
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Tales of Halloween (2015)
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Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014)
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Don Jon (2013)
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The World's End (2013)
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The English Teacher (2013)
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Welcome to the Jungle (2013)
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Looper (2012)
Director
Looper (2012)
Writer
The Outsider: A Looper's Story (2012)
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The Woman (2011)
Songs
Brawler (2011)
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The Life of the World to Come (2010)
Director
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Director
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Writer
Spike (2008)
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Building Brick (2006)
Camera Operator
Building Brick (2006)
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Brick (2006)
Director
Brick (2006)
Screenplay
Brick (2006)
Editor
Escargots (2006)
Camera Operator
May (2003)
Editor
People Are Dead (2002)
Thanks
The Psychology of Dream Analysis (2002)
Director
The Psychology of Dream Analysis (2002)
Writer
Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing (2001)
Director
Phyfutima (1998)
Camera Operator
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (1997)
Director
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (1997)
Writer
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (1997)
Editor
Greater Than a Tiger (1997)
Editor
Omaha (The Movie) (1995)
Production Assistant
Untitled Gene Kelly Project ()
Producer
Knives Out 3 ()
Director
Knives Out 3 ()
Writer
Knives Out 3 ()
Producer