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Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson

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) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rian Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1973-12-17

Birth Place

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Balance of the Force

Balance of the Force

2018

7.0

Movie
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

2024

8.0

Movie
poster

BoJack Horseman

2014

8.6

TV
Building Brick

Building Brick

2006

3.0

Movie
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

1993

0.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

8.4

Movie
Out of Print

Out of Print

2014

5.7

Movie
Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder

Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder

0.0

Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

7.5

Movie
Scream

Scream

2022

6.7

Movie
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

2023

6.4

Movie
The Director and the Jedi

The Director and the Jedi

2018

7.2

Movie
The Force of Sound

The Force of Sound

2018

8.7

Movie
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs

The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs

2018

0.0

Movie
poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
poster

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

6.9

TV
The Space Western of the Southwest

The Space Western of the Southwest

2023

0.0

Movie
poster

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

2021

0.0

TV