8.0
8.0
What If?
2006
John Boorman
Also known as: Sir John Boorman
Directing
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Salesian School, Chertsey
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British filmmaker. He is best known for directing feature films such as Point Blank (1967), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Excalibur (1981), The Emerald Forest (1985), Hope and Glory (1987), The General (1998), The Tailor of Panama (2001) and Queen and Country (2014). Boorman has directed 20 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance, and Hope and Glory), two British Academy Film Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. He is also credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote The Emerald Forest. In 2004, Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In the 2022 New Year Honours, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for services to film.
Filmography (49 movies)
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7.7
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
1999
as Self
7.3
7.3
Deliverance
1972
Director
7.2
7.2
The Sean Connery Paradox
2022
as Self
7.1
7.1
The Rock
1967
as Self (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
The Professor and the Madman
2019
Writer
7.0
7.0
Point Blank
1967
Director
7.0
7.0
Excalibur
1981
Screenplay
6.9
6.9
Hell in the Pacific
1968
Director
6.9
6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
6.9
6.9
Hope and Glory
1987
Writer
6.7
6.7
Ennio Morricone
1995
as Self
6.7
6.7
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019
as Self
6.7
6.7
The General
1998
Producer
6.6
6.6
The Emerald Forest
1985
Director
6.5
6.5
Beyond Rangoon
1995
Producer
6.2
6.2
Lumière & Company
1995
Director
6.1
6.1
Where the Heart Is
1990
Director
6.0
6.0
The Tailor of Panama
2001
Producer
6.0
6.0
Queen & Country
2014
Writer
6.0
6.0
I Dreamt I Woke Up
1991
Writer
6.0
6.0
Dreamers
2012
as Self
5.9
5.9
Zardoz
1974
Producer
5.9
5.9
In My Country
2004
Producer
5.9
5.9
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
5.7
5.7
The Hard Way
1980
Executive Producer
5.7
5.7
Angel
1982
Executive Producer
5.7
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The Tiger's Tail
2006
Director
5.2
5.2
Catch Us If You Can
1965
Director
5.1
5.1
Leo the Last
1970
Writer
4.5
4.5
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
Director
3.4
3.4
Dream One
1984
Producer
2.0
2.0
Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing
1995
Director
1.0
1.0
Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997
Executive Producer
Sodankylä Forever
2010
as Self
A Sense of Carol Reed
2006
as Self
Me and Me Dad
2012
as Self
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
2015
as Self
In View: Six Days to Saturday
1963
Producer
John Boorman : Leçon de cinéma
2017
as Self - Guest
The Making of Ryan's Daughter
2006
as Self
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
2013
as Self
A Look Through His Lens
2024
as Self
The Return of the Green Man
1990
as Self
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
1998
Director
Just a Song and Dance
1987
Long Shot
1978
as The Director
Boorman and the Devil
2025
as Self
The Honey Wars
TBA
Producer
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