FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Cuesta

1963 - Today

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Michael Cuesta (born July 8, 1963) is an American film and television director, best known for his independent films, specially for having co-written and directed the 2001 film, L.I.E. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Cuesta has received more than 274,779 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Cuesta is the 1,842nd most popular film director (down from 1,543rd in 2019), the 14,966th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,900th in 2019) and the 549th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Cuestas by language

Over the past year Michael Cuesta has had the most page views in the with 30,853 views, followed by Spanish (5,401), and Italian (2,037). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (25.28%), Arabic (12.23%), and Russian (5.88%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Cuesta ranks 1,842 out of 2,041. Before him are Florian Gallenberger, Mantas Kvedaravičius, Lynne Ramsay, Douglas McGrath, Roel Reiné, and S. S. Rajamouli. After him are Alex Kendrick, Bernard Rose, Bill Forsyth, Goutam Ghose, David Slade, and Nicolette Krebitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Michael Cuesta ranks 790. Before him are Philippe Perrin, Marc Maron, Vicenç Pagès, Sorin Babii, Billy Gould, and Valery Levaneuski. After him are The Sandman, Mary Scheer, Jay Karnes, Jiao Zhimin, Vadym Tyshchenko, and Donato Sabia.

Others Born in 1963

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Cuesta ranks 14,966 out of 20,380. Before him are Melissa Manchester (1951), Jim Clyburn (1940), AnnaLynne McCord (1987), John Slidell (1793), Audrey Patterson (1926), and Stephen Thompson (1983). After him are The Sandman (1963), Mageina Tovah (1979), Peter Fitzgerald (1960), Walter Berry (1964), Leo Carrillo (1880), and Alex Kendrick (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Michael Cuesta ranks 549. Before him are Neil LaBute (1963), Kelly Asbury (1960), Gavin O'Connor (1963), Kimberly Peirce (1967), Mark Waters (1964), and Douglas McGrath (1958). After him are Alex Kendrick (1970), Rob Minkoff (1962), Ava DuVernay (1972), Samuel Bayer (1965), Rachel Talalay (1958), and David DeCoteau (1962).

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Filmography

Homeland
Director
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
7.543 / 10
American Assassin
Director
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Sep 14o 20176.399 / 10
Dexter
Director
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
8.192 / 10