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Wes Anderson

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer / Actor / Animator | * 05/01/1969 (54) | Houston, Texas (United States of America (USA))
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Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity, unique visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts. They often contain themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Some critics cite Anderson as an auteur. Three of his films have appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000. Anderson gained acclaim for his early films Bottle Rocket (1996) and Rushmore (1998). He often collaborated with brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). His next films included The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and his first stop-motion ... ()
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Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their symmetry, eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is cited by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three of his films, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000.Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), as well as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018). With The Grand Budapest Hotel, he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He currently runs the production company American Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998. He won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Isle of Dogs in 2018.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family ...

Fantastic Mr. Fox

PG

2009 | 3.9/5 | 1h 27min
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
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In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old b ...

Isle of Dogs

PG-13

2018 | 3.9/5 | 1h 41min
Adventure, Comedy, Animation
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The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef. ...

The French Dispatch

R

2021 | 3.6/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums ...

The Royal Tenenbaums

R

2001 | 3.7/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Wes Anderson

Annie Awards Golden Globe Awards Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Academy Award for Best Director 3x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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Movies with Wes Anderson as Actor(21)

as himself2024 Uncropped
as Additional Voices (voice)2021 Sing 2
as himself2020 In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as himself2020 Fantastic Mr. Fellini
as Self interviewee (archive footage)2019 Fantastic Mr. Murray
as himself2018 Friedkin Uncut
as himself2018 Always at The Carlyle
as Daniel (voice)2016 Sing
as himself2015 Hitchcock/Truffaut
as himself2014 One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
as himself2013 Trespassing Bergman
as himself2012 Bergmans video
as Stan Weasel (voice)2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox
as himself2008 The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
as himself2006 They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson
as himself2005 On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as himself2005 Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as himself2005 This Is an Adventure
as himself2001 With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
as Tennis Match Commentator #1 (voice) (uncredited)2001 The Royal Tenenbaums
as himself2000 The Making of 'Rushmore'

Movies with Wes Anderson as Crew(64)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Uncropped
Directing/Director2023 Asteroid City
Production/Producer2023 Asteroid City
Writing/Screenplay2023 Asteroid City
Writing/Story2023 Asteroid City
Directing/Director2023 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Production/Producer2023 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Writing/Screenplay2023 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Writing/Writer2023 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Directing/Director2023 The Rat Catcher
Production/Producer2023 The Rat Catcher
Writing/Writer2023 The Rat Catcher
Directing/Director2023 Poison
Production/Producer2023 Poison
Writing/Writer2023 Poison
Directing/Director2023 The Swan
Production/Producer2023 The Swan
Writing/Writer2023 The Swan
Directing/Director2021 The French Dispatch
Production/Producer2021 The French Dispatch
Writing/Story2021 The French Dispatch
Writing/Screenplay2021 The French Dispatch
Directing/Director2018 Isle of Dogs
Production/Producer2018 Isle of Dogs
Writing/Writer2018 Isle of Dogs
Writing/Story2018 Isle of Dogs
Production/Executive Producer2017 Escapes
Production/Producer2014 She's Funny That Way
Directing/Director2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production/Producer2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
Writing/Screenplay2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
Writing/Story2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
Directing/Director2013 Castello Cavalcanti
Writing/Writer2013 Castello Cavalcanti
Directing/Director2012 Cousin Ben Troop Screening
Writing/Writer2012 Cousin Ben Troop Screening
Directing/Director2012 Moonrise Kingdom
Production/Producer2012 Moonrise Kingdom
Writing/Writer2012 Moonrise Kingdom
Directing/Director2012 Do You Like to Read?
Production/Producer2012 Do You Like to Read?
Writing/Writer2012 Do You Like to Read?
Directing/Director2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox
Writing/Writer2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox
Directing/Director2007 The Darjeeling Limited
Production/Producer2007 The Darjeeling Limited
Writing/Screenplay2007 The Darjeeling Limited
Directing/Director2007 Hotel Chevalier
Writing/Screenplay2007 Hotel Chevalier
Production/Producer2005 The Squid and the Whale
Directing/Director2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Production/Producer2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Writing/Screenplay2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Crew/Thanks2003 Lost in Translation
Directing/Director2001 The Royal Tenenbaums
Production/Producer2001 The Royal Tenenbaums
Writing/Writer2001 The Royal Tenenbaums
Directing/Director1998 Rushmore
Production/Executive Producer1998 Rushmore
Writing/Screenplay1998 Rushmore
Directing/Director1996 Bottle Rocket
Writing/Screenplay1996 Bottle Rocket
Directing/Director1994 Bottle Rocket
Writing/Screenplay1994 Bottle Rocket

Born: Thursday, 05/01 1969 (May) in Houston, Texas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 54 years + 358 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Texas at Austin, St. John's School, Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets, Westchester Academy for International Studies, St. Francis Episcopal School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West, Directors Guild of America
Other names for Wes Anderson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Wesley Wales Anderson"
"Уэс Андерсон"
"魏斯·安德森"
"เวส แอนเดอร์สัน"
"ウェス・アンダーソン"
"웨스 앤더슨"
"ويس أندرسون"
"Vess Andersons"
Wes Anderson frequently works together with these people:
Owen Wilson (20x, Actor)
Robert D. Yeoman (18x, Crew)
Roman Coppola (17x, Crew)
Bill Murray (16x, Actor)
Christopher Scarabosio (15x, Crew)
Jason Schwartzman (14x, Actor)
Wayne Lemmer (14x, Crew)
Frances Hannon (14x, Crew)
Randall Poster (13x, Crew)
Jeremy Dawson (13x, Crew)
Steven M. Rales (12x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1553, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024