FILM DIRECTOR

Martin McDonagh

1970 - Today

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Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his absurdist dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin McDonagh has received more than 7,637,019 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Martin McDonagh is the 878th most popular film director (up from 990th in 2019), the 3,031st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,437th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Martin McDonagh ranks 878 out of 2,041. Before him are Yevgeni Bauer, Esfir Shub, Nicolas Winding Refn, Jonathan Nolan, Ennio de Concini, and Elia Suleiman. After him are Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Alex Proyas, Anthony Harvey, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Mitchell Leisen, and David Cherkassky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Martin McDonagh ranks 110. Before him are Võ Văn Thưởng, Taraji P. Henson, Alain Boghossian, Nikola Gruevski, Luis Miguel, and Nicolas Winding Refn. After him are Petra Mede, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ekrem İmamoğlu, Jonah Falcon, Peter Aerts, and Peter Tägtgren.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin McDonagh ranks 3,031 out of 8,785. Before him are John Lilburne (1614), Allan Ramsay (1713), Jerome Flynn (1963), Billie Whitelaw (1932), Fred Pentland (1883), and David Almond (1951). After him are Stephen Wolfram (1959), Anthony Harvey (1930), John Keegan (1934), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Naveen Andrews (1969), and Patrick Doyle (1953).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Martin McDonagh ranks 69. Before him are Ronald Neame (1911), Steven Knight (1959), Charles Crichton (1910), Michael Winner (1935), Jack Clayton (1921), and Jonathan Nolan (1976). After him are Anthony Harvey (1930), Jack Cardiff (1914), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Peter R. Hunt (1925), Tony Kaye (1952), and Nick Park (1958).

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Filmography

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Director
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
Dec 1o 20178.07 / 10
In Bruges
Director
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Feb 8o 20087.5 / 10
Seven Psychopaths
Director
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Oct 12o 20126.814 / 10