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Neil LaBute

1963 - Today

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Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American playwright, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, In the Company of Men (1997), which won awards from the Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the New York Film Critics Circle. He wrote and directed the films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Possession (2002) (based on the A. S. Byatt novel), The Shape of Things (2003) (based on his play of the same name), The Wicker Man (2006), Some Velvet Morning (2013), and Dirty Weekend (2015). He directed the films Nurse Betty (2000), Lakeview Terrace (2008), and the American adaptation of Death at a Funeral (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neil LaBute is the 1,866th most popular film director (down from 1,819th in 2019), the 15,518th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,512th in 2019) and the 562nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Neil LaBute ranks 1,866 out of 2,041. Before him are Philippe Falardeau, Kimberly Peirce, Kevin Lima, Chris Cunningham, Dagur Kári, and Danny Antonucci. After him are Dan Attias, Newton Thomas Sigel, Bernard Rose, Santosh Ram, Dome Karukoski, and Fanta Régina Nacro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Neil LaBute ranks 821. Before him are Armando Iannucci, Paul Annacone, Brian McClair, Amber Rudd, Sean Lock, and Milan Šrejber. After him are Mark Oliver Everett, Hinrich Romeike, Fawzi Benkhalidi, Detlef Hofmann, Gilles Rousset, and Mimoza Ahmeti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neil LaBute ranks 15,525 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Bridges (1939), Dustin Diamond (1977), David Hayter (1969), Charles L. Bennett (1956), Amy Locane (1971), and Alexa Bliss (1991). After him are Penelope Milford (1948), Chuck Robb (1939), Neil Strauss (1969), Gregory Porter (1971), Colin Donnell (1982), and Howard Rollins (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Neil LaBute ranks 562. Before him are Mark Pellington (1962), Jeff Nichols (1978), David Dobkin (1969), Mark Duplass (1976), Kimberly Peirce (1967), and Kevin Lima (1962). After him are Dan Attias (1951), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), Ava DuVernay (1972), Michael Cuesta (1963), William Malone (1953), and Mark Dindal (1960).

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