FILM DIRECTOR

James DeMonaco

1969 - Today

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James DeMonaco (born October 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for creating the Purge franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, The Purge (2013), Anarchy (2014), and Election Year (2016). DeMonaco's first produced screenplay was the Robin Williams comedy Jack (1996), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). James DeMonaco is the 1,857th most popular film director (down from 1,750th in 2024), the 14,917th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,593rd in 2019) and the 541st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James DeMonaco ranks 1,857 out of 2,041. Before him are Mia Hansen-Løve, Charles Band, Yeon Sang-ho, Władysław Pasikowski, Erik Poppe, and Javier Fesser. After him are Mai Masri, Phedon Papamichael, Joshua Oppenheimer, Nia DaCosta, Juho Kuosmanen, and Małgorzata Szumowska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, James DeMonaco ranks 730. Before him are Yvan Muller, Elvis Brajković, Xu Xing, Conan Stevens, Rick Fox, and Jörg Müller. After him are Hideki Noda, Ken Doherty, Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Dylan Neal, Robert Změlík, and Taro Goto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James DeMonaco ranks 14,922 out of 20,380. Before him are Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), Jean Carnahan (1933), Donna de Varona (1947), John Rzeznik (1965), George Newbern (1964), and Ella Mae Morse (1924). After him are Gene Raymond (1908), Cedric Maxwell (1955), Michelle Wie (1989), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Jay McInerney (1955), and Ryan Higa (1990).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James DeMonaco ranks 541. Before him are Brad Silberling (1963), Amy Heckerling (1954), Dan Povenmire (1963), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Colin Trevorrow (1976), and Charles Band (1951). After him are Joshua Oppenheimer (1974), Nia DaCosta (1989), Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), and Dean Devlin (1962).

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