FILM DIRECTOR

Adrian Lyne

1941 - Today

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Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director. Lyne is known for sexually charged narratives, conflicting passions, the power of seduction, moral ambiguity, betrayal, and the indelibility of infidelity. In the mid 1970s, he directed television commercials for DIM Lingerie (France), but Lyne's career in feature length films began in 1980 with Foxes, and would later direct Flashdance, 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, Indecent Proposal, Lolita, and Unfaithful. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrian Lyne has received more than 1,462,293 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Adrian Lyne is the 281st most popular film director (up from 378th in 2019), the 1,136th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,480th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Adrian Lyne ranks 281 out of 2,041. Before him are Denis Villeneuve, Elem Klimov, Robert J. Flaherty, Jerzy Stuhr, Zack Snyder, and John Schlesinger. After him are Ub Iwerks, Cecil B. DeMille, Tex Avery, Sam Raimi, Spike Lee, and Just Jaeckin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Adrian Lyne ranks 120. Before him are Robert Wilson, Abdelkader Bensalah, Goh Chok Tong, Jorge Solari, Infante Alfonso of Spain, and Peter Coyote. After him are Barbet Schroeder, Barbara Brylska, Stacy Keach, Ahmed Shafik, Gunpei Yokoi, and Florinda Bolkan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adrian Lyne ranks 1,136 out of 8,785. Before him are Idris Elba (1972), Harold Lowe (1882), Vita Sackville-West (1892), John Stewart Bell (1928), Gareth Jones (1905), and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689). After him are William Bligh (1754), Angus Deaton (1945), Charles Bell (1774), Warren Hastings (1732), Allen Carr (1934), and Domnall mac Ailpín (812).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Adrian Lyne ranks 20. Before him are Carol Reed (1906), Guy Ritchie (1968), Tony Richardson (1928), Frank Lloyd (1886), David Hamilton (1933), and John Schlesinger (1926). After him are John Boorman (1933), Anthony Minghella (1954), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Roland Joffé (1945), Sam Mendes (1965), and John Guillermin (1925).

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