1973-12-17 Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rian Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames | 2024-08-27 | |
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The Space Western of the Southwest | 2023-04-30 | |
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Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre | Self | 2023-11-09 |
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Scream | Party Guest (voice) (uncredited) | 2022-01-12 |
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The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs | 2018-03-27 | |
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The Director and the Jedi | Self | 2018-03-12 |
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Balance of the Force | Self | 2018-03-12 |
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The Force of Sound | Self | 2018-02-20 |
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Death Star Technician | 2016-12-14 |
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Out of Print | Self | 2014-08-23 |
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No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013-11-26 |
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Building Brick | 2006-09-21 | |
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Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!! | The Whacky Protagonist | 1993-01-01 |
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Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder | Himself |
