FILM DIRECTOR

Phillip Noyce

1950 - Today

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Phillip Noyce (born April 29, 1950) is an Australian film and television director. Since 1977, he has directed over 19 feature films in various genres, including historical drama (Newsfront, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Quiet American); thrillers (Dead Calm, Sliver, The Bone Collector); and action films (Blind Fury, The Saint, Salt). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phillip Noyce has received more than 705,130 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Phillip Noyce is the 854th most popular film director (down from 716th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Australia (down from 111th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Australian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Phillip Noyces by language

Over the past year Phillip Noyce has had the most page views in the with 96,590 views, followed by French (9,785), and Italian (7,801). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (374.39%), Malagasy (128.13%), and Azerbaijani (57.14%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Phillip Noyce ranks 854 out of 2,041. Before him are Irwin Winkler, Raymond Bernard, Cristian Mungiu, Ronald Neame, Steven Knight, and Hasse Ekman. After him are Jamie Uys, Gregory Hoblit, Jan Němec, Krsto Papić, J. A. Bayona, and Ronny Yu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Phillip Noyce ranks 287. Before him are Billy Ocean, James Redfield, Chung Sye-kyun, Mark Blum, Miho Kaneda, and Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos. After him are Ajita Wilson, Debbie Allen, Ronny Yu, Lenny Kuhr, Rino Gaetano, and András Adorján.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Phillip Noyce ranks 140 out of 1,143. Before him are Joan Lindsay (1896), Peter Scully (1963), Radha Mitchell (1973), Tim Schenken (1943), John Winter (1924), and Mick Doohan (1965). After him are Gregory David Roberts (1952), Yvonne Strahovski (1982), Snub Pollard (1889), Graham Arnold (1963), Richard Roxburgh (1962), and Angela White (1985).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Phillip Noyce ranks 10. Before him are Christopher Doyle (1952), John Pilger (1939), Baz Luhrmann (1962), Bruce Beresford (1940), John Farrow (1904), and Russell Mulcahy (1953). After him are John Seale (1942), Fred Schepisi (1939), Leigh Whannell (1977), Gillian Armstrong (1950), James McTeigue (1967), and John Hillcoat (1961).

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Filmography

The Giver
Director
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Aug 13o 20146.551 / 10
Salt
Director
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"
Jul 21o 20106.41 / 10
The Bone Collector
Director
Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The murderer's special signature is to leave tantalizing clues based on the grim remains of his crimes.
Nov 4o 19996.79 / 10