FILM DIRECTOR

Roger Avary

1965 - Today

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Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian-American film, television director, screenwriter and producer. He worked with Quentin Tarantino on Pulp Fiction, for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Avary has received more than 1,181,302 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Roger Avary is the 1,521st most popular film director (down from 1,297th in 2019), the 627th most popular biography from Canada (down from 518th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Canadian Film Director.

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  • 21

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  • 3.23

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  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roger Avary ranks 1,521 out of 2,041. Before him are Roger Michell, Fernando Colomo, Kevin Williamson, Len Wiseman, Robin Campillo, and Jan Svěrák. After him are Raoul Peck, Frank Perry, Christophe Honoré, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Cristina Comencini, and David Trueba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Roger Avary ranks 419. Before him are Danny Boffin, Kevin Williamson, Jan Svěrák, Tracy Letts, Takeshi Kusao, and Hassan Nader. After him are Vincent Guérin, Maria Pitillo, Sonique, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Dan Abnett, and WestBam.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Roger Avary ranks 627 out of 1,622. Before him are Shalom Harlow (1973), John Porter (1904), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), Emmanuelle Vaugier (1976), Gloria Reuben (1964), and Peter Jennings (1938). After him are Will Arnett (1970), Will Kymlicka (1962), Richard Louis Duckett (1884), Santino Marella (1974), Mike Bossy (1957), and Sheila McCarthy (1956).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Roger Avary ranks 22. Before him are Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Richard Williams (1933), David Furnish (1962), Shawn Levy (1968), Sidney Olcott (1872), and Robert Lepage (1957). After him are Elmer Clifton (1890), Brad Wright (1961), Jason Reitman (1977), Philippe Falardeau (1968), Bruce LaBruce (1964), and Guy Maddin (1956).

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Filmography

Pulp Fiction
Director
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Sep 10o 19948.5 / 10
Reservoir Dogs
Director
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.
Sep 2o 19928.1 / 10
Silent Hill
Director
Rose, a desperate mother takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears and Rose begins a desperate search to get her back. She descends into the center of the twisted reality of a town's terrible secret. Pursued by grotesquely deformed creatures and townspeople stuck in permanent purgatory, Rose begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.
Apr 21o 20066.6 / 10