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. His films include The Unbelievable Truth (1989), Trust (1990), Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994) and Henry Fool (1997), which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Hartley has received more than 552,960 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hal Hartley is the 1,714th most popular film director (down from 1,396th in 2019), the 13,154th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,266th in 2019) and the 498th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hal Hartley ranks 1,714 out of 2,041. Before him are Carlos Reygadas, Ursula Meier, Yeon Sang-ho, Floria Sigismondi, Frank Coraci, and Lesli Linka Glatter. After him are David Dhawan, Sam Esmail, Mohammad Rasoulof, Brad Silberling, James Marsh, and Antonia Bird.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Hal Hartley ranks 591. Before him are Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lee Daniels, Victoria Hislop, Gregory Kaidanov, Paul Gross, and Savina Yannatou. After him are Kurtis Blow, Leonid Yudasin, Tom Egeland, Michel Dussuyer, Margaret Gardiner, and Giorgio Vanzetta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Hartley ranks 13,154 out of 20,380. Before him are Allen Lanier (1946), Bosley Crowther (1905), Ashley Scott (1977), Richard M. Sherman (1928), Sharon Jones (1956), and Janet Blair (1921). After him are Katrina Law (1985), Sean Faris (1982), Christopher Lawford (1955), Randall Jarrell (1914), Bethany Joy Lenz (1981), and Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hal Hartley ranks 498. Before him are Callie Khouri (1957), John Francis Dillon (1884), Lee Daniels (1959), D. J. Caruso (1965), Frank Coraci (1966), and Lesli Linka Glatter (1953). After him are Sam Esmail (1977), Brad Silberling (1963), Tate Taylor (1969), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Harold Prince (1928), and Errol Morris (1948).

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