FILM DIRECTOR

Denis Villeneuve

1967 - Today

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Denis Villeneuve OAL (French: [dəni vilnœv]; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Villeneuve has received more than 13,394,492 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Denis Villeneuve is the 275th most popular film director (down from 155th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Canada (down from 41st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

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  • 58.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Denis Villeneuve ranks 275 out of 2,041. Before him are Bigas Luna, Jean Epstein, Martin Campbell, Leonid Gaidai, Youssef Chahine, and Franklin J. Schaffner. After him are Elem Klimov, Robert J. Flaherty, Jerzy Stuhr, Zack Snyder, John Schlesinger, and Adrian Lyne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Denis Villeneuve ranks 35. Before him are Matt LeBlanc, Iván Zamorano, Claudio Caniggia, Massimiliano Allegri, Richard Z. Kruspe, and Carrie-Anne Moss. After him are Yingluck Shinawatra, Laura Dern, Andrés Escobar, Guy Pearce, David Ginola, and Paul Gascoigne.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Denis Villeneuve ranks 80 out of 1,622. Before him are Jason Priestley (1969), David H. Hubel (1926), Conrad Bain (1923), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), Geneviève Bujold (1942), and Donna Strickland (1959). After him are Henry Taube (1915), Bonar Law (1858), Shannon Tweed (1957), Avril Lavigne (1984), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), and John Charles Fields (1863).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Denis Villeneuve ranks 5. Before him are James Cameron (1954), David Cronenberg (1943), Norman Jewison (1926), and Edward Dmytryk (1908). After him are Jack L. Warner (1892), Arthur Hiller (1923), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Denys Arcand (1941), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Allan Dwan (1885), and Mark Robson (1913).

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Filmography

Arrival
Director
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Nov 10th 20167.6 / 10
Blade Runner 2049
Director
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Oct 4th 20177.57 / 10
Dune
Director
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Sep 15th 20217.8 / 10