FILM DIRECTOR

Dee Rees

1977 - Today

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Diandrea Rees (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director. She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), Mudbound (2017), and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020). Rees has also written and directed episodes for television series including Empire, When We Rise, and Philip K. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dee Rees has received more than 645,805 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dee Rees is the 2,025th most popular film director (down from 1,798th in 2019), the 19,132nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,793rd in 2019) and the 626th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 24.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dee Rees ranks 2,025 out of 2,041. Before her are Santosh Ram, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Trent Opaloch, Remo D'Souza, Meghna Gulzar, and Imtiaz Ali. After her are AR Murugadoss, Tanuja Chandra, Roza Sarkisian, Don Hertzfeldt, Jeff Fowler, and Robert Lorenz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Dee Rees ranks 1,128. Before her are Takashi Sakurai, Katsushi Kurihara, Aurtis Whitley, Irina Rodríguez, Mahela Jayawardene, and Takumi Morikawa. After her are Khasanbi Taov, Tatsunori Hisanaga, Katsuhiro Suzuki, James Posey, Tamar Braxton, and Fumiyuki Kanda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dee Rees ranks 19,132 out of 20,380. Before her are Asia Muhammad (1991), Kelly Murphy (1989), Devin Nunes (1973), Claressa Shields (1995), Sally Amaki (2000), and JaMychal Green (1990). After her are Evan McMullin (1976), David Lambert (1993), Yo Gotti (1981), Wyatt Allen (1979), Nicole Maines (1997), and Swin Cash (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Dee Rees ranks 626. Before her are Jamie Babbit (1970), Josh Cooley (1979), Jonathan Levine (1976), Lena Waithe (1984), Benh Zeitlin (1982), and Jordan Vogt-Roberts (1984). After her are Don Hertzfeldt (1976), Jeff Fowler (1978), Robert Lorenz (2000), Charles Randolph (2000), Melina Matsoukas (1981), and Allen Coulter (2000).

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Filmography

Mudbound
Director
In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.
Nov 16o 20177.389 / 10
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In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan’s self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora’s VR world.
7.9 / 10
Space Force
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A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
6.5 / 10