Rian Johnson

Born in December 17th, 1973

From Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Rian Johnson 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".

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Rian Johnson Movies

American Fiction Poster
December 22, 2023
Fair Play Poster
October 6, 2023
Metal Lords Poster
April 8, 2022
Scream Poster
January 11, 2022
tick, tick... BOOM! Poster
November 10, 2021
Last Night in Soho Poster
October 29, 2021
Scare Package Poster
June 18, 2020

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