FILM DIRECTOR

Mike Figgis

1948 - Today

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Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work on Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Figgis has received more than 830,367 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Mike Figgis is the 1,003rd most popular film director (down from 963rd in 2019), the 3,404th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,370th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 830k

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  • 48.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mike Figgis ranks 1,003 out of 2,041. Before him are James Wong Howe, Joseph Sargent, Štefan Uher, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Roy Ward Baker, and Jean-Marie Poiré. After him are Randal Kleiser, Barry Ackroyd, Shinya Tsukamoto, Chris Wedge, Preston Sturges, and Ruth Orkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Mike Figgis ranks 416. Before him are Elias Khoury, Giuseppe Impastato, Atilio Ancheta, Eliyahu Rips, Carole Laure, and Bernadette Peters. After him are Antoni Macierewicz, Leo Sayer, Jorge Carrascosa, Eddie Meduza, Juan García Rodríguez, and Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Figgis ranks 3,404 out of 8,785. Before him are Roy Ward Baker (1916), Carlo Acutis (1991), Gwen John (1876), James Thomson (1700), Edward William Lane (1801), and Kate Greenaway (1846). After him are William Rutter Dawes (1799), Barry Flanagan (1941), Lee Kerslake (1947), Barry Ackroyd (1954), Charles Hutton (1737), and Stephen Moyer (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Mike Figgis ranks 77. Before him are Jack Cardiff (1914), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Peter R. Hunt (1925), Tony Kaye (1952), Nick Park (1958), and Roy Ward Baker (1916). After him are Barry Ackroyd (1954), John Alcott (1930), Charles Jarrott (1927), Gerry Anderson (1929), Freddie Francis (1917), and Mark Herman (1954).

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Filmography

The Sopranos
Director
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
8.6 / 10
Leaving Las Vegas
Director
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Oct 27o 19957.3 / 10
Cold Creek Manor
Director
A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. As they begin to make it their own, a series of events begin to occur that makes them believe that the former inhabitants are not yet gone.
Sep 19o 20035.381 / 10