FILM DIRECTOR

James DeMonaco

1969 - Today

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James DeMonaco (born October 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for creating the Purge franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, The Purge (2013), Anarchy (2014), and Election Year (2016). DeMonaco's first produced screenplay was the Robin Williams comedy Jack (1996), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). James DeMonaco is the 1,857th most popular film director (down from 1,750th in 2024), the 14,917th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,593rd in 2019) and the 541st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James DeMonaco ranks 1,854 out of 2,041Before him are Yeon Sang-ho, Władysław Pasikowski, and Javier Fesser. After him are Mai Masri, Phedon Papamichael, Joshua Oppenheimer, Nia DaCosta, Juho Kuosmanen, Małgorzata Szumowska, Brillante Mendoza, Kelly Asbury, and Xavier Giannoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, James DeMonaco ranks 730Before him are Yvan Muller, Elvis Brajković, Xu Xing, Conan Stevens, Rick Fox, and Jörg Müller. After him are Hideki Noda, Ken Doherty, Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Dylan Neal, Robert Změlík, and Taro Goto.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James DeMonaco ranks 541Before him are Brad Silberling (1963), Amy Heckerling (1954), Dan Povenmire (1963), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Colin Trevorrow (1976), and Charles Band (1951). After him are Joshua Oppenheimer (1974), Nia DaCosta (1989), Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), and Dean Devlin (1962).