FILM DIRECTOR

Alejandro González Iñárritu

1963 - Today

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Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ɣonˈsales iˈɲaritu]; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the human condition. His projects have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades including four Academy Awards with a Special Achievement Award, three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Directors Guild of America Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alejandro González Iñárritu has received more than 7,199,623 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Alejandro González Iñárritu is the 180th most popular film director (down from 171st in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Mexico (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Film Director.

Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for co-writing and directing the Academy Award-winning films Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), and Babel (2006). He has also directed Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and The Revenant (2015).

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  • 61.44

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  • 65

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  • 6.88

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  • 4.02

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alejandro González Iñárritu ranks 180 out of 2,041. Before him are Nagisa Oshima, Jacques Rivette, Gordon Parks, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Don Siegel. After him are Francesco Rosi, Blake Edwards, Theo van Gogh, Kathryn Bigelow, Jean Vigo, and Jean Negulesco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Alejandro González Iñárritu ranks 33. Before him are Randy Couture, Rumen Radev, Brigitte Nielsen, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Emilio Butragueño, and Lisa Kudrow. After him are Ulf Kristersson, Dunga, Emmanuelle Béart, Peter Bosz, Hideo Kojima, and Mike Powell.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Alejandro González Iñárritu ranks 31 out of 729. Before him are Hugo Sánchez (1958), Vicente Fox (1942), Lázaro Cárdenas (1895), Cantinflas (1911), Guillermo del Toro (1964), and Álvaro Obregón (1880). After him are Thomas Mayne Reid (1818), Luis Barragán (1902), Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Venustiano Carranza (1859), Julia Pastrana (1834), and Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Alejandro González Iñárritu ranks 2. Before him are Guillermo del Toro (1964). After him are Alfonso Cuarón (1961), Emilio Fernández (1904), Arturo Ripstein (1943), Mario Van Peebles (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Jorge Fons (1939), Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).

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Filmography

The Revenant
Director
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Dec 25o 20157.531 / 10
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Director
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Oct 17o 20147.466 / 10
Babel
Director
In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world.
Oct 26o 20067.184 / 10