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Adam Wingard

1982 - Today

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Adam Wingard ( WING-gard; born December 3, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He has served as a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, and composer on numerous American films. Following an early career as a member of the mumblecore movement, he became notable for his works in the horror and action genres, especially the films You're Next (2011), and The Guest (2014), and the bigger budget franchise films Blair Witch (2016), Death Note (2017), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and its sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Adam Wingard is the 2,134th most popular film director (down from 1,963rd in 2024), the 18,388th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,882nd in 2019) and the 644th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Adam Wingard ranks 2,134 out of 2,041. Before him are Ashutosh Gowariker, Sean Anders, Houda Benyamina, Malcolm D. Lee, Will Gluck, and Géla Babluani. After him are Loren Bouchard, Sahraa Karimi, Jake Paltrow, Susanna White, Garth Davis, and Reginald Hudlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Adam Wingard ranks 1,012. Before him are Ibrahim Diaky, Sergey Firsanov, Fabrício André Pires, Emad Mohammed, Katie Lowes, and Brooke D'Orsay. After him are Roko Karanušić, Sarah Burke, Rémi Mathis, Patrick Pemberton, Fahid Ben Khalfallah, and Ester Dean.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Wingard ranks 18,396 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Craig (1969), Noah Munck (1996), Katie Lowes (1982), Valarie Allman (1995), Paul Harding (1967), and Nnedi Okorafor (1974). After him are Terry Cummings (1961), Monique Hennagan (1976), Loren Bouchard (1969), Nicole DeHuff (1975), Johnny Rapid (1992), and Dan Auerbach (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Adam Wingard ranks 644. Before him are Ed Solomon (1960), Marielle Heller (1979), Rose Troche (1964), Sean Anders (1969), Malcolm D. Lee (1970), and Will Gluck (1974). After him are Loren Bouchard (1969), Jake Paltrow (1975), Reginald Hudlin (1961), Jeremy Saulnier (1976), Scott Kalvert (1964), and Akiva Schaffer (1977).

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