FILM DIRECTOR

Jeff Nichols

1978 - Today

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Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American filmmaker. His films are characterized by their Southern United States backdrop and ambience. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Nichols has received more than 1,367,537 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jeff Nichols is the 1,897th most popular film director (down from 1,659th in 2019), the 15,767th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,356th in 2019) and the 569th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jeff Nichols by language

Over the past year Jeff Nichols has had the most page views in the with 198,831 views, followed by French (18,994), and Italian (9,896). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (113.25%), Japanese (75.29%), and Egyptian Arabic (71.35%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jeff Nichols ranks 1,897 out of 2,041. Before him are Sian Heder, Jonathan Liebesman, Ciro Guerra, Dustin Lance Black, Tobias Lindholm, and David F. Sandberg. After him are Adina Pintilie, Ladj Ly, Nicole Holofcener, Rituparno Ghosh, Govind Nihalani, and Andrew Haigh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Jeff Nichols ranks 626. Before him are Tim McIlrath, Lázaro Ramos, Kathleen Rubins, Rakhi Sawant, Tzipi Hotovely, and Ali Saïdi-Sief. After him are Vibeke Stene, Geoff Keighley, Mattias Andersson, Aarti Mann, Egoi Martínez, and Vladimir Voltchkov.

Others Born in 1978

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Nichols ranks 15,767 out of 20,380. Before him are Deborah S. Jin (1968), Martín López-Zubero (1969), Ani DiFranco (1970), Jennifer Stone (1993), Dean Potter (1972), and Gina Ravera (1966). After him are Lindsey Shaw (1989), Ty Simpkins (2001), Vinny Del Negro (1966), Jill Scott (1972), Judson Mills (1969), and G. David Low (1956).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jeff Nichols ranks 569. Before him are Michael Almereyda (1959), Mike Mitchell (1970), David Robert Mitchell (1974), Scott Silver (1964), Sian Heder (1977), and Dustin Lance Black (1975). After him are Nicole Holofcener (1960), John Ridley (1964), Michael Dougherty (1974), Debra Granik (1963), Ellen Kuras (1959), and William Malone (1953).

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Filmography

Mud
Director
Two boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and form a pact to help him reunite with his lover and escape.
Apr 26o 20137.062 / 10
Midnight Special
Director
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Feb 12o 20166.225 / 10
Take Shelter
Director
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Sep 30o 20117.046 / 10