Rian Johnson
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing18
tvPoker Face
2023
Director
movieKnives Out
2019
Director
movieLooper
2012
Director
tvTerriers
2010
Director
movieThe Brothers Bloom
2008
Director
tvBreaking Bad
2008
Director
movieBrick
2006
Director
movieCleaning the Pool
1995
Director
Crew23
movieFrankenstein
2025
Thanks
movieBlood Relatives
2022
Thanks
movieMetal Lords
2022
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movieScream
2022
Thanks
movieCapone
2020
Thanks
movieScare Package
2019
Thanks
movieDestroyer
2018
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movieBaby Driver
2017
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movieThe Hollars
2016
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movieThe Invitation
2016
Thanks
movieThe World's End
2013
Thanks
movieBrawler
2011
Thanks
movieSpike
2008
Thanks
moviePeople Are Dead
2002
Thanks
Acting20
movieScream
2022
Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
movieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Imperial Technician (uncredited)
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvBoJack Horseman
2014
Brian (voice)
movieHey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1993
The Whacky Protagonist
Production16
movieA Place in Hell
2026
Producer
movieThe Only Living Pickpocket in New York
2026
Executive Producer
tvThe Hawk
2026
Executive Producer
tv3 Body Problem
2024
Executive Producer
movieAmerican Fiction
2023
Executive Producer
movieFair Play
2023
Executive Producer
tvPoker Face
2023
Executive Producer
movieKnives Out
2019
Producer
movieOmaha (The Movie)
1995
Production Assistant
2034
Producer
Turpentine
Producer
Disinherited
Executive Producer
Writing14
Editing5
Camera3
Building Brick
2006
Camera Operator
movieEscargots
2006
Camera Operator
Phyfutima
1998
Camera Operator
Creator1
tvPoker Face
2023
Creator
Sound1
movieThe Woman
2011
Songs