FILM DIRECTOR

Oren Peli

1970 - Today

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Oren Peli (Hebrew: אורן פלאי / אורן פלי; born January 21, 1970) is an Israeli film director, producer and screenwriter, known for directing the 2007 film Paranormal Activity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oren Peli has received more than 659,329 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Oren Peli is the 1,824th most popular film director (down from 1,702nd in 2019), the 382nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 366th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Israeli Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Oren Pelis by language

Over the past year Oren Peli has had the most page views in the with 79,673 views, followed by Spanish (6,642), and Russian (5,945). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (156.22%), Egyptian Arabic (51.35%), and Danish (47.28%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Oren Peli ranks 1,824 out of 2,041. Before him are Paul Weitz, Neil LaBute, Andrei Kravchuk, Ben Wheatley, Kelly Asbury, and Jan Hřebejk. After him are Naoko Yamada, Mai Masri, Shakti Samanta, Gavin O'Connor, Kimberly Peirce, and Marina de Van.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Oren Peli ranks 636. Before him are Eric Yuan, Leonard Doroftei, Yanic Truesdale, Latrell Sprewell, Aleksandr Samokutyayev, and Lisa Robin Kelly. After him are Nicole Sullivan, Jens Keller, Quincy Watts, Alexei Zhamnov, Masahiro Endo, and Povilas Vanagas.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Oren Peli ranks 382 out of 466. Before him are Tamar Zandberg (1976), Orly Levy (1973), Ninet Tayeb (1983), Moanes Dabbur (1992), Ivri Lider (1974), and Daniel Peretz (2000). After him are Assi Azar (1979), Gal Fridman (1975), Iddo Goldberg (1975), Noa Kirel (2001), Ben Sahar (1989), and Sayed Kashua (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Israel

Among film directors born in Israel, Oren Peli ranks 10. Before him are Ralph Bakshi (1938), Avi Arad (1948), Ari Folman (1962), Elia Suleiman (1960), Hany Abu-Assad (1961), and Samuel Maoz (1962). After him are Etan Cohen (1974).

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Filmography

Insidious
Director
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
Mar 31o 20116.943 / 10
Paranormal Activity
Director
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.
Sep 14o 20075.989 / 10
Insidious: Chapter 2
Director
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Sep 12o 20136.7 / 10