FILM DIRECTOR

Morgan Spurlock

1970 - Today

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Morgan Valentine Spurlock (born November 7, 1970) is an American documentary filmmaker and television producer. Spurlock's films include Super Size Me (2004), Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? (2008), POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011), Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011), One Direction: This Is Us (2013) and Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morgan Spurlock has received more than 2,675,136 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Morgan Spurlock is the 1,773rd most popular film director (down from 1,562nd in 2019), the 13,820th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,146th in 2019) and the 525th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Morgan Spurlocks by language

Over the past year Morgan Spurlock has had the most page views in the with 261,885 views, followed by French (12,614), and Japanese (9,005). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hebrew (3.64%), Simple English (−9.96%), and Russian (−12.34%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Morgan Spurlock ranks 1,773 out of 2,041. Before him are John A. Russo, Jeffrey Lieber, Valérie Donzelli, Drew Goddard, György Pálfi, and Valentyn Vasyanovych. After him are Rajkumar Hirani, Adam Curtis, Simon Kinberg, Jon Watts, Basu Chatterjee, and Deniz Gamze Ergüven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Morgan Spurlock ranks 564. Before him are Susan Abulhawa, Thierry Neuvic, Chris Coleman, Phil Mickelson, Kamel Daoud, and Paweł Nastula. After him are Carlos Germano, Sohail Khan, Anna Kinberg Batra, Inspectah Deck, Nathalie Arthaud, and Carlos Amarilla.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morgan Spurlock ranks 13,820 out of 20,380. Before him are Tiffany Darwish (1971), Clayton Stanley (1978), Sabu (1964), Horton Foote (1916), Brian J. Smith (1981), and Buck Jones (1891). After him are Chelsea Manning (1987), Allen Tate (1899), Marge Piercy (1936), The D.O.C. (1968), Albert William Herre (1868), and Virginia Gardner (1995).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Morgan Spurlock ranks 525. Before him are Scott Frank (1960), Greg Mottola (1964), Colin Trevorrow (1976), John A. Russo (1939), Jeffrey Lieber (1969), and Drew Goddard (1975). After him are Jon Watts (1981), Greg Berlanti (1972), Bud Yorkin (1926), Chris Renaud (1966), Gary Trousdale (1960), and Darren Lynn Bousman (1979).

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Filmography

Super Size Me
Director
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
Jan 17o 20046.765 / 10
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Director
A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.
Apr 22o 20116.433 / 10
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
Director
Muckraking filmmaker Morgan Spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry — this time from behind the register — as he opens his own fast food restaurant.
Sep 6o 20197.063 / 10