Rian Johnson

Born: 1973-12-17

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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Scream

as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 2022-01-12

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new...

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as Death Star Technician
Released: 2016-12-14

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring...

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No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

as Self
Released: 2013-11-26

A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.

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Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

as Self
Released: 2023-11-09

Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian...

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The Force of Sound

as Self
Released: 2018-02-20

Go inside the sound design of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. From the ignition of a lightsaber to the...

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The Director and the Jedi

as Self
Released: 2018-03-12

An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to...

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Out of Print

as Self
Released: 2014-08-23

A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the...

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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

as uncredited
Released: 2024-08-27

While known for cinema classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and the...

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Balance of the Force

as Self
Released: 2018-03-12

Explore the mythology of the Force and why Rian Johnson chose to interpret its role in such a...

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The Space Western of the Southwest

as uncredited
Released: 2023-04-30

Eric Cameron chronicles the relationship between Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and the...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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BoJack Horseman

as Brian (voice)
First aired: 2014-08-22

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2015-03-23

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...

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Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

as Self
First aired: 2021-03-03

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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The Real History of Science Fiction

as Himself
First aired: 2014-04-19

The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television...

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