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Hal Hartley

1959 - Today

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Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and '90s. His films include The Unbelievable Truth (1989), Trust (1990), Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994) and Henry Fool (1997), which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue. Hartley frequently scores his own films, sometimes under the pseudonym Ned Rifle, and his soundtracks regularly feature music by Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo and PJ Harvey. His films provided a career launch for a number of actors, including Adrienne Shelly, Edie Falco, James Urbaniak, Martin Donovan, Karen Sillas and Elina Löwensohn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Hal Hartley is the 1,703rd most popular film director (up from 1,715th in 2024), the 13,205th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,149th in 2019) and the 495th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hal Hartley ranks 1,703 out of 2,041. Before him are Axel Braun, Rupert Sanders, Malik Bendjelloul, Mani Ratnam, Yasuhiro Takemoto, and Errol Morris. After him are Claudia Llosa, Ken Hughes, Dan Laustsen, Ramanand Sagar, Rory Kennedy, and Mantas Kvedaravičius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Hal Hartley ranks 592. Before him are Imre Bujdosó, Juan Carlos Letelier, Lahcen Ouadani, Andrew Morton, Eugen Bejinariu, and Chris Van Hollen. After him are Sandro Veronesi, Andrzej Iwan, Bryan Stevenson, Shohreh, Leonid Yudasin, and José Leandro Ferreira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Hartley ranks 13,209 out of 20,380. Before him are Anna Camp (1982), Hailee Steinfeld (1996), Diane Williams (1960), Mary MacLaren (1900), Errol Morris (1948), and Robert S. Duncanson (1821). After him are William Few (1748), Steve Antin (1958), Elvin Bishop (1942), Ernie Sabella (1949), Mike Rotunda (1958), and Meg White (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hal Hartley ranks 495. Before him are Robert Riskin (1897), William Beaudine (1892), James Frawley (1936), Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Nimród Antal (1973), and Errol Morris (1948). After him are Rory Kennedy (1968), Don Mancini (1963), Brenda Chapman (1962), Lowell Thomas (1892), Joseph Pevney (1911), and Stacy Peralta (1957).

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