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 different languages on Wikipedia. James DeMonaco is the 1,812th most popular film director (down from 1,749th in 2019), the 14,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,597th in 2019) and the 539th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James DeMonaco ranks 1,812 out of 2,041. Before him are Oskar Roehler, Colin Trevorrow, Mia Hansen-Løve, Charles Band, Yeon Sang-ho, and Władysław Pasikowski. After him are Mai Masri, Phedon Papamichael, Joshua Oppenheimer, Nia DaCosta, Małgorzata Szumowska, and Brillante Mendoza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, James DeMonaco ranks 690. Before him are Hiromitsu Isogai, Yvan Muller, Elvis Brajković, Xu Xing, 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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In United States

Among people born in United States, James DeMonaco ranks 14,816 out of 20,380. Before him are Sherman Howard (1949), Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), Jean Carnahan (1933), Donna de Varona (1947), George Newbern (1964), and Ella Mae Morse (1924). After him are Gene Raymond (1908), Cedric Maxwell (1955), Michelle Wie (1989), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Jay McInerney (1955), and Ryan Higa (1990).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James DeMonaco ranks 539. Before 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).

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