FILM DIRECTOR

Joshua Oppenheimer

1974 - Today

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Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American-British film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), as well as his 2024 narrative debut, The End. Oppenheimer was a 1997 Marshall Scholar and a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur fellowship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Joshua Oppenheimer is the 1,861st most popular film director (up from 1,872nd in 2024), the 14,955th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,318th in 2019) and the 543rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joshua Oppenheimer ranks 1,861 out of 2,041. Before him are Władysław Pasikowski, Erik Poppe, Javier Fesser, James DeMonaco, Mai Masri, and Phedon Papamichael. After him are Nia DaCosta, Juho Kuosmanen, Małgorzata Szumowska, Brillante Mendoza, Kelly Asbury, and Xavier Giannoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Joshua Oppenheimer ranks 576. Before him are Toru Oniki, Movlud Miraliyev, Christian Giménez, Kane Kosugi, Dodô, and Charlie Yeung. After him are Lívia Járóka, Oliver Kovačević, Miriam Yeung, Martin Höllwarth, Utkirbek Haydarov, and Stala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joshua Oppenheimer ranks 14,960 out of 20,380. Before him are Erik Rhodes (1982), Josephine Johnson (1910), Kay Starr (1922), Annise Parker (1956), Amor Towles (1964), and Russell Allen (1971). After him are Tatanka (1961), John Dingell (1926), Daniel W. Bursch (1957), Dileep Rao (1973), Claire Dodd (1911), and Nia DaCosta (1989).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Joshua Oppenheimer ranks 543. Before him are Amy Heckerling (1954), Dan Povenmire (1963), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Colin Trevorrow (1976), Charles Band (1951), and James DeMonaco (1969). After him are Nia DaCosta (1989), Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), Dean Devlin (1962), and Billy Ray (2000).

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