FILM DIRECTOR

Rory Kennedy

1968 - Today

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Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. Kennedy has made documentary films that center on social issues such as addiction, her opposition to nuclear power, the treatment of prisoners-of-war, and the politics of the Mexican border fence. She is the youngest child of U.S. Senator Robert F. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rory Kennedy has received more than 3,507,870 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Rory Kennedy is the 1,619th most popular film director (down from 1,551st in 2019), the 11,832nd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,004th in 2019) and the 457th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 41.26

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  • 18

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  • 2.76

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  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rory Kennedy ranks 1,619 out of 2,041. Before her are John Hillcoat, Rick Rosenthal, Baran bo Odar, Adam Shankman, Fernando León de Aranoa, and Rakhshān Banietemad. After her are Robert Duncan McNeill, Karan Johar, Matthew Barney, Alex Kurtzman, John R. Leonetti, and Chi Chi LaRue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Rory Kennedy ranks 440. Before her are Mustafa Şentop, Hami Mandıralı, Igor Kolyvanov, Fernando León de Aranoa, Thomas G:son, and Jean-Philippe Gatien. After her are Maxim Fadeev, Tim Commerford, Michael Obiku, Sami Trabelsi, Maurizio Ganz, and Alexandre del Valle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rory Kennedy ranks 11,832 out of 20,380. Before her are John Hagee (1940), Gino Pariani (1928), Matilda Howell (1859), Ann Cusack (1961), Blase J. Cupich (1949), and Big Boss Man (1963). After her are Joe Hill (1972), Jewel De'Nyle (1976), William Gibbs McAdoo (1863), John M. Lounge (1946), Shannon Briggs (1971), and John-David F. Bartoe (1944).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Rory Kennedy ranks 457. Before her are Kenneth Lonergan (1962), Brenda Chapman (1962), Ruben Fleischer (1974), John Singleton (1968), Rick Rosenthal (1949), and Adam Shankman (1964). After her are Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Matthew Barney (1967), Alex Kurtzman (1973), John R. Leonetti (1956), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), and Art Clokey (1921).

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Filmography

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Director
Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.
Feb 9o 20227.068 / 10
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Director
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
Nov 3o 20227.2 / 10
Last Days in Vietnam
Director
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront a moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate only U.S. citizens.
Sep 5o 20147.202 / 10