FILM DIRECTOR

Matt Reeves

1966 - Today

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Matt Reeves (born April 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker who first gained recognition for the WB drama series Felicity (1998–2002), which he co-created with J. J. Abrams. Reeves came to widespread attention for directing the hit monster-film Cloverfield (2008). He also directed the vampire drama Let Me In (2010), and the critically acclaimed science-fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Reeves has received more than 6,069,326 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Matt Reeves is the 952nd most popular film director (down from 712th in 2019), the 6,096th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,584th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Matt Reeves ranks 952 out of 2,041Before him are Ben Sharpsteen, Giorgi Shengelaia, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Peter R. Hunt, Xie Jin, and Erika Lust. After him are Justine Triet, Emeric Pressburger, Antonio Pietrangeli, Serge Bourguignon, Alexander Mackendrick, and Souleymane Cissé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Matt Reeves ranks 156Before him are Wim Jonk, Gary Dourdan, Rubén Sosa, Benedicta Boccoli, Mark Gatiss, and Maroš Šefčovič. After him are Urs Fischer, Neal McDonough, Olaf Thon, Christian Kern, Ramón Medina Bello, and Indira Radić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matt Reeves ranks 6,096 out of 20,380Before him are Glenn Morris (1912), Chico Hamilton (1921), Norman Spinrad (1940), Clive Davis (1932), Tom Lister Jr. (1958), and Seth Godin (1960). After him are Frederic Remington (1861), Chuck Connors (1921), William Wakefield Baum (1926), Randy Williams (1953), Gina Raimondo (1971), and Thomas S. Monson (1927).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Matt Reeves ranks 223Before him are Tay Garnett (1894), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), John Lee Hancock (1956), Ralph Nelson (1916), Paul Morrissey (1938), and Ben Sharpsteen (1895). After him are Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Shane Black (1961), Spike Jonze (1969), David Miller (1909), John Flynn (1932), and Hal Needham (1931).