FILM DIRECTOR

J. C. Chandor

1973 - Today

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Jeffrey McDonald "J. C." Chandor (; born November 24, 1973) is an American filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films Margin Call (2011), All Is Lost (2013), and A Most Violent Year (2014). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. C. Chandor has received more than 1,178,573 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). J. C. Chandor is the 1,793rd most popular film director (down from 1,687th in 2019), the 14,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,691st in 2019) and the 533rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 21

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  • 3.31

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, J. C. Chandor ranks 1,793 out of 2,041. Before him are Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Chris Renaud, Gary Trousdale, Darren Lynn Bousman, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, and Mark Pellington. After him are Samira Makhmalbaf, Billy Ray, Stephen Gaghan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Webber, and Jeff Nathanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, J. C. Chandor ranks 566. Before him are Leander Paes, Mahima Chaudhry, Aleksander Tammert, Emilio Alzamora, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, and Junko Ozawa. After him are Daniel Günther, Youssef Rossi, Saulius Štombergas, Monkaen Kaenkoon, Jamie Staff, and Alexei Yashin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. C. Chandor ranks 14,194 out of 20,380. Before him are William Steinkraus (1925), Keena Rothhammer (1957), Mark Pellington (1962), Jared Ingersoll (1749), Krystal Jung (1994), and Nick Swardson (1976). After him are Kris Humphries (1985), Tichina Arnold (1969), Scott J. Horowitz (1957), Lot M. Morrill (1813), Peter Chernin (1951), and Lance Bass (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, J. C. Chandor ranks 533. Before him are Greg Berlanti (1972), Bud Yorkin (1926), Chris Renaud (1966), Gary Trousdale (1960), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), and Mark Pellington (1962). After him are Billy Ray (2000), Stephen Gaghan (1965), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Jeff Nathanson (1965), David Gordon Green (1975), and Ti West (1980).

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Filmography

Triple Frontier
Director
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
Mar 6th 20196.3 / 10
Margin Call
Director
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
Feb 11th 20116.9 / 10
All Is Lost
Director
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.
Aug 23rd 20136.6 / 10