FILM DIRECTOR

John August

1970 - Today

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John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020). He hosts the popular screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps.August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John August has received more than 461,532 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). John August is the 1,872nd most popular film director (down from 1,615th in 2019), the 15,408th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,791st in 2019) and the 560th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Augusts by language

Over the past year John August has had the most page views in the with 57,795 views, followed by Russian (3,259), and Spanish (3,036). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (95.85%), Estonian (52.54%), and Japanese (26.54%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John August ranks 1,872 out of 2,041. Before him are Lukas Dhont, Bruce Cohen, Sooraj Barjatya, Joshua Oppenheimer, David Dobkin, and Olena Demyanenko. After him are Dome Karukoski, Zak Penn, Domee Shi, Karyn Kusama, Abrar Alvi, and Peter Deming.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, John August ranks 720. Before him are Mike Modano, R. Madhavan, Master P, Laura Badea-Cârlescu, Valentí Massana, and Jennifer Westfeldt. After him are Emily Jacir, Gil Young-ah, Jens Fiedler, Hiroya Saitō, Tionne Watkins, and Jiří Novotný.

Others Born in 1970

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John August ranks 15,408 out of 20,380. Before him are Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Kenan Thompson (1978), Sara Paxton (1988), Jim Jeffords (1934), Richard Lloyd (1951), and Jennifer Westfeldt (1970). After him are Dannel Malloy (1955), Dirk Kempthorne (1951), Danny García (1988), Yuna Ito (1983), Erick Rowan (1981), and Pete Wentz (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John August ranks 560. Before him are Rachel Talalay (1958), David DeCoteau (1962), Dan Attias (1951), Bruce Cohen (1961), Joshua Oppenheimer (1974), and David Dobkin (1969). After him are Zak Penn (1968), Karyn Kusama (1968), Michael Almereyda (1959), Mike Mitchell (1970), David Robert Mitchell (1974), and Scott Silver (1964).

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Filmography

Aladdin
Director
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
May 22o 20197.112 / 10
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Director
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Jul 13o 20057.042 / 10
Corpse Bride
Director
Set in a 19th-century European village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the living.
Sep 12o 20057.542 / 10