FILM DIRECTOR

Christopher McQuarrie

1968 - Today

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Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher McQuarrie has received more than 3,363,577 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Christopher McQuarrie is the 980th most popular film director (up from 1,095th in 2019), the 6,272nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,217th in 2019) and the 234th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 3.4M

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  • 55.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 980 out of 2,041Before him are Michel Boisrond, Gary Ross, Ramanand Sagar, Mario Camus, Gregg Toland, and Hamilton Luske. After him are Louis Daquin, Kurt Maetzig, Harry Beaumont, Pasqualino De Santis, Danièle Thompson, and Nick Park.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 175Before him are David MacMillan, Alex Zülle, Klas Ingesson, Catherine Bell, Dorinel Munteanu, and Andrew Golota. After him are Leticia Calderón, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Kurt Angle, Sandra Roelofs, Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani, and Boris Gelfand.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 6,272 out of 20,380Before him are Gregg Toland (1904), Billy Barty (1924), Hamilton Luske (1903), Jenny Holzer (1950), Carolee Schneemann (1939), and Ancel Keys (1904). After him are Ben Hogan (1912), Harrison Young (1930), Lindsey Vonn (1984), Benjamin Morrell (1795), Rand Brooks (1918), and Priscilla Pointer (1924).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 234Before him are John Flynn (1932), Hal Needham (1931), Damien Chazelle (1985), Gary Ross (1956), Gregg Toland (1904), and Hamilton Luske (1903). After him are Harry Beaumont (1888), Stuart Gordon (1947), Joseph Sargent (1925), Randal Kleiser (1946), Chris Wedge (1957), and Preston Sturges (1898).