FILM DIRECTOR

John Hillcoat

1961 - Today

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John Hillcoat (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and music video director. His early work includes the 1988 prison film Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, as well as music videos for bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His breakthrough film, the 2005 outback Western The Proposition, was written by Nick Cave and received widespread critical acclaim. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Hillcoat is the 1,584th most popular film director (up from 1,613th in 2019), the 432nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 403rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Hillcoat ranks 1,584 out of 2,041. Before him are John Singleton, Sam Simon, Bruno Delbonnel, Phil Alden Robinson, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, and Phyllida Lloyd. After him are Lorenzo Vigas, Robert Duncan McNeill, Larry Charles, Noriyuki Abe, Brad Wright, and Erick Zonca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, John Hillcoat ranks 555. Before him are Mauro Galvão, Anthony McCarten, Timothy Geithner, Matt Ghaffari, Frédéric Antonetti, and Aleksandr Kurlovich. After him are David Thompson, Noriyuki Abe, Brad Wright, Katrin Dörre-Heinig, Ron Brown, and Kasi Lemmons.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Hillcoat ranks 432 out of 1,143. Before him are Michael Wenden (1949), John Landy (1930), Joshua Kennedy (1982), Arthur Streeton (1867), Robert Helpmann (1909), and Kate Morton (1976). After him are Lucy Fry (1992), Boy Charlton (1907), The Kid Laroi (2003), Frank Gambale (1958), Helen Gourlay (1946), and Barry Otto (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, John Hillcoat ranks 15. Before him are Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), Fred Schepisi (1939), John Pilger (1939), Gillian Armstrong (1950), and Leigh Whannell (1977). After him are James McTeigue (1967), Craig Gillespie (1967), Cate Shortland (1968), Justin Kurzel (1974), Greig Fraser (1975), and Stephan Elliott (1964).

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