FILM DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick
1943 - Today

Terrence Malick
Terrence Frederick Malick (; born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. Malick began his career as part of the New Hollywood generation of filmmakers and received awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, and Venice International Film Festival, and nominations for three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Cesar Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award. Malick made his feature film debut with the crime drama Badlands (1973), followed by the romantic period drama Days of Heaven (1978), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. He then directed the World War II epic The Thin Red Line (1998), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, the historical romantic drama The New World (2005), and the experimental coming-of-age drama The Tree of Life (2011), for which he was again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terrence Malick is the 137th most popular film director (down from 111th in 2019), the 1,199th most popular biography from United States (down from 761st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Film Director.
Terrence Malick is a director, producer, and screenwriter who is most famous for his films "Badlands," "Days of Heaven," "The Thin Red Line," "The Tree of Life," and "To the Wonder."
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Terrence Malick ranks 137 out of 2,041. Before him are Jesús Franco, Michael Cimino, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jerzy Grotowski, George A. Romero, and Peter Greenaway. After him are Jonathan Demme, Jiří Menzel, Michael Powell, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Sergei Bondarchuk, and Volker Schlöndorff.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJesús Franco
1930 - 2013
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 131
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 132
Jean-Pierre Melville
1917 - 1973
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 133
Jerzy Grotowski
1933 - 1999
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 134
George A. Romero
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 135
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 136
Terrence Malick
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 137
Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 138
Jiří Menzel
1938 - 2020
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 139
Michael Powell
1905 - 1990
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 140
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1907 - 1977
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 141
Sergei Bondarchuk
1920 - 1994
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 142
Volker Schlöndorff
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Terrence Malick ranks 67. Before him are Mario Botta, Leonardo Sandri, Esma Redžepova, Andreas Baader, Arthur B. McDonald, and Masaru Emoto. After him are Finn E. Kydland, Sam Shepard, Neale Donald Walsch, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Tom Holland, and Wolfgang Overath.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsMario Botta
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 61
Leonardo Sandri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 62
Esma Redžepova
SINGER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 63
Andreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 64
Arthur B. McDonald
ASTRONOMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 65
Masaru Emoto
WRITER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 66
Terrence Malick
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 67
Finn E. Kydland
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 68
Sam Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 69
Neale Donald Walsch
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 70
Klaus Maria Brandauer
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 71
Tom Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 72
Wolfgang Overath
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 73
In United States
Among people born in United States, Terrence Malick ranks 1,199 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Dennis Quaid (1954), Tommy Hilfiger (1951), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918). After him are Harold Lasswell (1902), Jennifer Connelly (1970), James Gandolfini (1961), Jonathan Demme (1944), Stanley Milgram (1933), and Michael Crichton (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRichard Dreyfuss
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1,193
Dennis Quaid
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1,194
Tommy Hilfiger
FASHION DESIGNER
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1,195
Seymour Martin Lipset
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 1,196
Lisa Marie Presley
SINGER
1968 - 2023
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,197
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,198
Terrence Malick
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,199
Harold Lasswell
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1902 - 1978
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,200
Jennifer Connelly
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,201
James Gandolfini
ACTOR
1961 - 2013
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,202
Jonathan Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,203
Stanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 1,204
Michael Crichton
WRITER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 1,205
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Terrence Malick ranks 42. Before him are Victor Fleming (1889), James Gunn (1966), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), David Fincher (1962), Michael Cimino (1939), and George A. Romero (1940). After him are Jonathan Demme (1944), Jim Jarmusch (1953), Robert Benton (1932), Don Siegel (1912), Tom Holland (1943), and Spike Lee (1957).
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 36
James Gunn
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 37
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 38
David Fincher
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 39
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 40
George A. Romero
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 41
Terrence Malick
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 42
Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 43
Jim Jarmusch
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 44
Robert Benton
1932 - 2025
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 45
Don Siegel
1912 - 1991
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 46
Tom Holland
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 47
Spike Lee
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 48