FILM DIRECTOR

Lynne Ramsay

1969 - Today

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Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films Ratcatcher (1999), Morvern Callar (2002), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), and You Were Never Really Here (2017). Ramsay began her career by garnering attention through her short films beginning with "Small Deaths", followed by "Kill the Day" and "Gasman", all receiving awards and nominations. Gaining recognition from these films she was approached to write a treatment that would eventually become her debut feature film Ratcatcher funded by BBC Scotland and Pathé. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lynne Ramsay has received more than 1,282,943 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Lynne Ramsay is the 1,838th most popular film director (down from 1,547th in 2019), the 6,490th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,479th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lynne Ramsays by language

Over the past year Lynne Ramsay has had the most page views in the with 119,001 views, followed by French (8,403), and Spanish (5,982). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (40.00%), Egyptian Arabic (28.48%), and Ukrainian (25.61%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lynne Ramsay ranks 1,838 out of 2,041. Before her are Pablo Trapero, Linus Sandgren, Mark Waters, André Øvredal, Florian Gallenberger, and Mantas Kvedaravičius. After her are Douglas McGrath, Roel Reiné, S. S. Rajamouli, Michael Cuesta, Alex Kendrick, and Bernard Rose.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Lynne Ramsay ranks 703. Before her are Sara Ahmed, Robert Maillet, Abdullah Al-Dosari, Andy Sneap, Horst Siegl, and Asaduddin Owaisi. After her are Glen Drover, Sam Cassell, Bill Steer, Mitch Harris, Elvis Brajković, and Alexey Dreev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lynne Ramsay ranks 6,490 out of 8,785. Before her are Hugh Dallas (1957), Robert Glenister (1960), Ella Henderson (1996), Shirley Williams (1930), Warren Ellis (1968), and Samantha Bentley (1987). After her are Alison Hargreaves (1962), Louise Brealey (1979), Stuart Adamson (1958), John Disley (1928), Bill Steer (1969), and Diane Morgan (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Lynne Ramsay ranks 143. Before her are Simon Kinberg (1973), Oliver Parker (1960), Peter Webber (1968), Ben Davis (1961), Ben Wheatley (1972), and Chris Cunningham (1970). After her are Bernard Rose (1960), Bill Forsyth (1946), David Slade (1969), Simon Beaufoy (1966), Andrew Haigh (1973), and Ol Parker (1969).

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Filmography

You Were Never Really Here
Director
A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Nov 8o 20176.557 / 10
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Director
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Sep 28o 20117.6 / 10
Ratcatcher
Director
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Nov 12o 19997.2 / 10