FILM DIRECTOR

Ira Sachs

1965 - Today

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Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. Sachs started his career directing short films such as Vaudeville (1991) and Lady (1993) before making his feature film debut with The Delta (1997). Sachs later won acclaim for his dramatic independent films Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Keep the Lights On (2012), Love Is Strange (2014), Little Men (2016), and Passages (2023). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ira Sachs is the 1,880th most popular film director (down from 1,666th in 2024), the 15,148th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,532nd in 2019) and the 550th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ira Sachs ranks 1,880 out of 2,041. Before him are Billy Ray, Stephen Gaghan, Carla Simón, Farah Khan, Tommy Wirkola, and Lukas Dhont. After him are Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Jake Kasdan, Tahmineh Milani, Samuel Bayer, Thomas Langmann, and Paul Weitz.

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Among people born in 1965, Ira Sachs ranks 812. Before him are Mike Henry, Alexander Zhuravlyov, Dmitri Kuznetsov, Farah Khan, András Sike, and Jon Inge Kjørum. After him are Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Agneta Eriksson, J. B. Smoove, Andrey Shuvalov, Samuel Bayer, and Paul Weitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ira Sachs ranks 15,154 out of 20,380. Before him are Joey Badass (1995), Ken Olin (1954), Virginia Pearson (1886), Phoebe Snow (1950), Jeff Bergman (1960), and Lisa Boyle (1964). After him are Sheldon Whitehouse (1955), Alvan Adams (1954), Terry Rozier (1994), Justin Roiland (1980), Barney Frank (1940), and Jake Kasdan (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ira Sachs ranks 550. Before him are Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), Dean Devlin (1962), Billy Ray (2000), and Stephen Gaghan (1965). After him are Jake Kasdan (1974), Samuel Bayer (1965), Paul Weitz (1965), Gary Winick (1961), Bruce Cohen (1961), and Sam Esmail (1977).

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