FILM DIRECTOR

J. J. Abrams

1966 - Today

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Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. J. Abrams has received more than 14,605,343 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). J. J. Abrams is the 416th most popular film director (down from 400th in 2019), the 2,650th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,582nd in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 15M

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  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, J. J. Abrams ranks 416 out of 2,041. Before him are Kon Ichikawa, Walter Ruttmann, Giuliano Montaldo, Michel Gondry, Sergiu Nicolaescu, and M. Night Shyamalan. After him are Aleksandar Petrović, Merian C. Cooper, Claude Zidi, Bong Joon-ho, Lo Wei, and Édouard Molinaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, J. J. Abrams ranks 63. Before him are Sean Harris, Kaliopi, Qusay Hussein, Enzo Scifo, Samantha Fox, and Patricia Kaas. After him are Alberto Tomba, Téa Leoni, Marton Csokas, Enrico Letta, Christophe Galtier, and Thomas Häßler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. J. Abrams ranks 2,650 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Holonyak (1928), Charles Martin Hall (1863), Daniel Davis (1945), Linda Gray (1940), G. W. Bailey (1944), and Marian Anderson (1897). After him are Kamehameha III (1814), Lars Peter Hansen (1952), Jane Alexander (1939), Monte Melkonian (1957), John Basilone (1916), and Merian C. Cooper (1893).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, J. J. Abrams ranks 108. Before him are Gerard Damiano (1928), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John McTiernan (1951), Gene Deitch (1924), James L. Brooks (1940), and Russ Meyer (1922). After him are Merian C. Cooper (1893), Richard Brooks (1912), Taylor Hackford (1944), Chuck Lorre (1952), Walter Lantz (1899), and Delmer Daves (1904).

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Filmography

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Director
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Dec 15th 20157.272 / 10
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Director
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
Dec 18th 20196.3 / 10
Star Trek
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The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.
May 6th 20097.43 / 10