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Paul Thomas Anderson

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Cinematographer | * 06/26/1970 (53) | Studio City, California (United States of America (USA))
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Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. His accolades include nominations for eleven Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and eight BAFTA Awards (winning one for Best Original Screenplay). He has also won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and both the Silver and Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Anderson's films are often psychological dramas characterized by depictions of flawed, desperate characters; explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness, and redemption; and a bold visual style that uses constantly-moving camera shots and long takes. After his directorial debut, Hard Eight (1996), he had critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), and received further accolades with Magnolia (1999) and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). His fifth film, The..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers. ...

Punch-Drunk Love

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2002 | 3.6/5 | 1h 36min
Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Romance / Love
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Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him ...

There Will Be Blood

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2007 | 4.0/5 | 2h 38min
Drama
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Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a ...

Boogie Nights

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1997 | 3.8/5 | 2h 36min
Drama
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In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend. ...

Inherent Vice

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2014 | 3.3/5 | 2h 29min
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Paul Thomas Anderson

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director Golden Bear Silver Bear for Best Director 3x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay European Film Award for Best Non-European Film 3x Academy Award for Best Director 2x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 3x Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with Paul Thomas Anderson as Actor(10)

as Self (archive footage)2022 Sr.
as himself2015 A Christmas Eve Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Paul Thomas Anderson
as himself2015 Chryskylodon Blues
as Self (voice) (uncredited)2015 Junun
as himself2014 Altman
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)2002 Minority Report
as himself2000 That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as himself1999 Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
as Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)1999 Magnolia
as himself1992 Production Assistant

Movies with Paul Thomas Anderson as Crew(46)

Crew/Thanks2023 Beau Is Afraid
Camera/Director of Photography2021 Licorice Pizza
Directing/Director2021 Licorice Pizza
Production/Producer2021 Licorice Pizza
Writing/Writer2021 Licorice Pizza
Directing/Director2019 Anima
Production/Producer2019 Anima
Production/Executive Producer2018 Waterlily Jaguar
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Phantom Thread
Directing/Director2017 Phantom Thread
Production/Producer2017 Phantom Thread
Writing/Writer2017 Phantom Thread
Directing/Director2017 HAIM / Valentine
Camera/Camera Operator2015 Junun
Directing/Director2015 Junun
Directing/Director2014 Inherent Vice
Production/Producer2014 Inherent Vice
Writing/Writer2014 Inherent Vice
Directing/Director2012 The Master
Production/Producer2012 The Master
Writing/Writer2012 The Master
Directing/Director2007 There Will Be Blood
Production/Producer2007 There Will Be Blood
Writing/Screenplay2007 There Will Be Blood
Directing/Director2003 Couch
Directing/Director2003 Mattress Man Commercial
Directing/Director2002 Punch-Drunk Love
Production/Producer2002 Punch-Drunk Love
Writing/Screenplay2002 Punch-Drunk Love
Writing/Script Editor2001 Corky Romano
Directing/Director1999 Magnolia
Production/Producer1999 Magnolia
Writing/Writer1999 Magnolia
Directing/Director1998 Flagpole Special
Writing/Writer1998 Flagpole Special
Directing/Director1997 Boogie Nights
Production/Producer1997 Boogie Nights
Writing/Writer1997 Boogie Nights
Directing/Director1997 Hard Eight
Writing/Screenplay1997 Hard Eight
Directing/Director1993 Cigarettes & Coffee
Writing/Writer1993 Cigarettes & Coffee
Directing/Director1992 Production Assistant
Camera/Director of Photography1988 The Dirk Diggler Story
Directing/Director1988 The Dirk Diggler Story
Writing/Writer1988 The Dirk Diggler Story

Full Name: Paul Thomas Anderson
Born: Friday, 06/26 1970 (June) in Studio City, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 53 years + 305 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: New York University, Emerson College, Santa Monica College, Campbell Hall School, Montclair College Preparatory School, The Buckley School, Cushing Academy, John Thomas Dye School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West, Directors Guild of America
Children: Pearl Anderson
Other names for Paul Thomas Anderson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Paul Anderson"
"P.T. Anderson"
"Пол Томас Андерсон"
"保羅·湯瑪斯·安德森"
"ポール・トーマス・アンダーソン"
"폴 토머스 앤더슨"
"بول توماس أندرسون"
"P.T.A"
"پل توماس اندرسون"
"PTA"
"保罗·托马斯·安德森"
"폴 토마스 앤더슨"
Paul Thomas Anderson frequently works together with these people:
Daniel Lupi (13x, Crew)
Christopher Scarabosio (13x, Crew)
Mark Bridges (11x, Crew)
Adam Somner (10x, Crew)
Melora Walters (8x, Actress)
JoAnne Sellar (8x, Crew)
Erica Frauman (8x, Crew)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (7x, Actor)
Jonny Greenwood (7x, Actor)
Cassandra Kulukundis (7x, Crew)
Robert Elswit (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3206, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/08/2024