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Rian Johnson

Film Director / Screenwriter / Writer / Film Producer | * 12/17/1973 (50) | Maryland (United States of America (USA))
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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), na... ()
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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".

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their tar ...

Looper

R

2012 | 3.4/5 | 1h 58min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order. ...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

PG-13

2017 | 3.4/5 | 2h 32min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From ...

Knives Out

PG-13

2019 | 3.9/5 | 2h 11min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends. ...

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

PG-13

2022 | 3.5/5 | 2h 19min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Rian Johnson

Directors Guild of America Awards Time 100 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Rian Johnson as Actor(10)

as himself2023 Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)2022 Scream
as himself2018 Balance Of The Force
2018 The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
as himself2018 The Force of Sound
as himself2018 The Director and the Jedi
as Death Star Technician2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as himself2014 Out of Print
as himself2013 No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2006 Building Brick

TV Shows/Series with Rian Johnson as Actor(2)

as Brian (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as himself2014 The Real History of Science Fiction

Movies with Rian Johnson as Crew(56)

Production/Executive Producer2023 American Fiction
Directing/Director2023 Knives Out 3
Production/Producer2023 Knives Out 3
Writing/Writer2023 Knives Out 3
Production/Executive Producer2023 Fair Play
Directing/Director2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Production/Producer2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Writing/Writer2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Crew/Thanks2022 Scream
Crew/Thanks2022 Blood Relatives
Crew/Thanks2022 Metal Lords
Crew/Thanks2021 tick, tick... BOOM!
Crew/Thanks2021 Last Night in Soho
Crew/Thanks2020 Capone
Crew/Thanks2019 Scare Package
Directing/Director2019 Knives Out
Production/Producer2019 Knives Out
Writing/Writer2019 Knives Out
Crew/Thanks2018 Destroyer
Directing/Director2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Writing/Screenplay2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Crew/Thanks2017 Baby Driver
Crew/Thanks2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Crew/Thanks2016 The Hollars
Crew/Thanks2015 Tales of Halloween
Crew/Thanks2015 The Invitation
Crew/Thanks2014 Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Crew/Thanks2013 The English Teacher
Crew/Thanks2013 The World's End
Crew/Thanks2013 Don Jon
Crew/Thanks2013 Welcome to the Jungle
Crew/Thanks2012 The Outsider: A Looper's Story
Directing/Director2012 Looper
Writing/Writer2012 Looper
Crew/Thanks2011 Brawler
Sound/Songs2011 The Woman
Directing/Director2010 The Life of the World to Come
Crew/Thanks2008 Spike
Directing/Director2008 The Brothers Bloom
Writing/Writer2008 The Brothers Bloom
Camera/Camera Operator2006 Building Brick
Crew/Thanks2006 Building Brick
Directing/Director2006 Brick
Editing/Editor2006 Brick
Writing/Screenplay2006 Brick
Editing/Editor2003 May
Directing/Director2002 The Psychology of Dream Analysis
Writing/Writer2002 The Psychology of Dream Analysis
Crew/Thanks2002 People Are Dead
Directing/Director2001 Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
Camera/Camera Operator1998 Phyfutima
Editing/Editor1997 Greater Than a Tiger
Directing/Director1996 Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
Editing/Editor1996 Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
Writing/Writer1996 Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
Production/Production Assistant1995 Omaha (The Movie)

TV Shows/Series with Rian Johnson as Crew(7)

Production/Executive Producer2024 3 Body Problem
Writing/Writer2023 Poker Face
Directing/Director2023 Poker Face
Production/Executive Producer2023 Poker Face
Creator/Creator2023 Poker Face
Directing/Director2010 Terriers
Directing/Director2008 Breaking Bad

Additional Information

Full Name: Rian Craig Johnson
Born: Monday, 12/17 1973 (December) in Maryland (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 50 years + 124 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: San Clemente High School, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Karina Longworth
Siblings: Aaron Johnson
Other names for Rian Johnson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ράιαν Τζόνσον"
"라이언 존슨"
"Rian Craig Johnson"
"Райан Джонсон"
Rian Johnson frequently works together with these people:
Ram Bergman (18x, Crew)
Noah Segan (16x, Actor)
Edgar Wright (13x, Crew)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (11x, Actor)
Adam Conover (11x, Actor)
Patton Oswalt (10x, Actor)
Lucky McKee (10x, Crew)
Tom Karnowski (9x, Crew)
Raphael Bob-Waksberg (9x, Crew)
Mike Hollingsworth (9x, Crew)
Steve Yedlin (9x, Crew)
Julian Slater (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2106, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024