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Ira Sachs

1965 - Today

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Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. Sachs started his career directing short films such as Vaudeville (1991) and Lady (1993) before making his feature film debut with The Delta (1997). Sachs later won acclaim for his dramatic independent films Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Keep the Lights On (2012), Love Is Strange (2014), Little Men (2016), and Passages (2023). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ira Sachs is the 1,831st most popular film director (down from 1,664th in 2019), the 15,021st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,532nd in 2019) and the 547th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ira Sachs ranks 1,831 out of 2,041. Before him are Billy Ray, Stephen Gaghan, Carla Simón, Farah Khan, Tommy Wirkola, and Lukas Dhont. After him are Jake Kasdan, Samuel Bayer, Thomas Langmann, Paul Weitz, Adam Curtis, and Peter Deming.

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Among people born in 1965, Ira Sachs ranks 735. Before him are Dan Bucatinsky, Warren Ellis, Mike Henry, Dmitri Kuznetsov, Farah Khan, and András Sike. After him are J. B. Smoove, Samuel Bayer, Paul Weitz, Alex Winter, Bill Bailey, and Mike O'Brien.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ira Sachs ranks 15,027 out of 20,380. Before him are Joey Badass (1995), Ken Olin (1954), Virginia Pearson (1886), Phoebe Snow (1950), Jeff Bergman (1960), and Lisa Boyle (1964). After him are Sheldon Whitehouse (1955), Alvan Adams (1954), Terry Rozier (1994), Justin Roiland (1980), Barney Frank (1940), and Jake Kasdan (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ira Sachs ranks 547. Before him are Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), Dean Devlin (1962), Billy Ray (2000), and Stephen Gaghan (1965). After him are Jake Kasdan (1974), Samuel Bayer (1965), Paul Weitz (1965), Gary Winick (1961), Bruce Cohen (1961), and Sam Esmail (1977).

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