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Joshua Oppenheimer

1974 - Today

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Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American-British film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), as well as his 2024 narrative debut, The End. Oppenheimer was a 1997 Marshall Scholar and a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur fellowship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Joshua Oppenheimer is the 1,857th most popular film director (up from 1,871st in 2024), the 14,951st most popular biography from United States (up from 15,318th in 2019) and the 542nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joshua Oppenheimer ranks 1,857 out of 2,041Before him are Yeon Sang-ho, Władysław Pasikowski, Javier Fesser, James DeMonaco, Mai Masri, and Phedon Papamichael. After him are Nia DaCosta, Juho Kuosmanen, Małgorzata Szumowska, Brillante Mendoza, Kelly Asbury, and Xavier Giannoli.

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Among people born in 1974, Joshua Oppenheimer ranks 576Before him are Toru Oniki, Movlud Miraliyev, Christian Giménez, Kane Kosugi, Dodô, and Charlie Yeung. After him are Lívia Járóka, Oliver Kovačević, Miriam Yeung, Martin Höllwarth, Utkirbek Haydarov, and Stala.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Joshua Oppenheimer ranks 542Before him are Amy Heckerling (1954), Dan Povenmire (1963), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Colin Trevorrow (1976), Charles Band (1951), and James DeMonaco (1969). After him are Nia DaCosta (1989), Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), Dean Devlin (1962), and Billy Ray (2000).