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FILM DIRECTOR

Hal Hartley

1959 - Today

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Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and '90s. He is best known for his films The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, Simple Men, Amateur and Henry Fool, which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue. His films provided a career launch for a number of actors, including Adrienne Shelly, Edie Falco, James Urbaniak, Martin Donovan, Karen Sillas and Elina Löwensohn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Hartley has received more than 510,177 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hal Hartley is the 1,402nd most popular film director (down from 1,185th in 2019), the 10,289th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,575th in 2019) and the 392nd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hal Hartley ranks 1,402 out of 1,581. Before him are André Roosevelt, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Haifaa al-Mansour, Kevin S. Bright, Birt Acres, and William Daniels. After him are Val Guest, Hito Steyerl, Flora Gomes, Albert Pyun, Jack Smith, and Gerardo Vera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Hal Hartley ranks 414. Before him are Joe Elliott, Ryan Stiles, Nirmala Sitharaman, Sandy West, Clint Howard, and Rudolf Koelman. After him are Michael Spindelegger, Nadezhda Kadysheva, Pedro Pierluisi, Toshihiko Okimune, Vigdis Hjorth, and Lika Kavzharadze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Hartley ranks 10,289 out of 18,182. Before him are Elaine Pagels (1943), Nichkhun (1988), Joel Goldsmith (1957), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), Noname Jane (1977), and Virginia Fox (1902). After him are Moon Bloodgood (1975), Steve Albini (1962), Phil Silvers (1911), Josh Gad (1981), Claudio Reyna (1973), and Gloria Talbott (1931).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hal Hartley ranks 392. Before him are Erle C. Kenton (1896), John R. Leonetti (1956), Andy Tennant (1955), Kevin S. Bright (1954), Birt Acres (1854), and William Daniels (1901). After him are Albert Pyun (1953), Jack Smith (1932), Rick Rosenthal (1949), Victor Salva (1958), Eytan Fox (1964), and Art Clokey (1921).

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Filmography

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