FILM DIRECTOR

Renny Harlin

1959 - Today

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Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola; 15 March 1959) is a Finnish film director, producer, and screenwriter who has worked in Hollywood, Europe, and China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Renny Harlin has received more than 2,266,499 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Renny Harlin is the 485th most popular film director (down from 449th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 89th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Renny Harlins by language

Over the past year Renny Harlin has had the most page views in the with 367,803 views, followed by Finnish (99,885), and Russian (24,179). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (66.98%), Galician (46.11%), and Indonesian (43.82%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Renny Harlin ranks 485 out of 2,041. Before him are John Badham, Edward Zwick, George P. Cosmatos, Juraj Jakubisko, Fernando Meirelles, and Elio Petri. After him are Jörn Donner, Jim Abrahams, Louis Delluc, Grigori Aleksandrov, John Waters, and Curtis Hanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Renny Harlin ranks 105. Before him are Saul Perlmutter, Azali Assoumani, Muhammad bin Nayef, Rebecca De Mornay, Marcia Gay Harden, and Matthew Modine. After him are Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Vazgen Sargsyan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Baron Waqa, Anatoly Onoprienko, and Andrew Fire.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Renny Harlin ranks 103 out of 751. Before him are Rolf Nevanlinna (1895), Arvid Horn (1664), Väinö Tanner (1881), Fredrika Bremer (1801), Mauritz Stiller (1883), and Alexander von Nordmann (1803). After him are Jörn Donner (1933), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), Karl-August Fagerholm (1901), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Mika Salo (1966), and Matti Vanhanen (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

Among film directors born in Finland, Renny Harlin ranks 4. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), and Mauritz Stiller (1883). After him are Jörn Donner (1933), Edvin Laine (1905), and Matti Kassila (1924).

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Filmography

Deep Blue Sea
Director
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
Jul 28o 19995.97 / 10
Cliffhanger
Director
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.
May 28o 19936.494 / 10
Die Hard 2
Director
Off-duty cop John McClane is gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when, on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation’s capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer plot to rescue a drug lord from justice and are prepared for every contingency except one: McClane’s smart-mouthed heroics.
Jul 3o 19906.942 / 10