FILM DIRECTOR

Shane Meadows

1972 - Today

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Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film This Is England (2006) and its three sequels (2010–2015). Meadows' other films include Small Time (1996), Twenty Four Seven (1997), A Room for Romeo Brass (1999), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Dead Man's Shoes (2004), Somers Town (2006), Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009), and The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shane Meadows has received more than 1,409,837 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Shane Meadows is the 1,941st most popular film director (down from 1,767th in 2019), the 6,939th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,476th in 2019) and the 151st most popular British Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 2.14

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  • 2.92

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shane Meadows ranks 1,941 out of 2,041. Before him are Travis Knight, Jake Kasdan, Justin Kurzel, Ryan Coogler, David Michôd, and Greg Yaitanes. After him are Christopher Landon, Tim Minear, Sean Baker, Rajkumar Santoshi, Gareth Evans, and Chris Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Shane Meadows ranks 859. Before him are David Michôd, Brigid Brannagh, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, Rick Gomez, Yang Wenyi, and Fredrik Åkesson. After him are Deborah Mailman, Maria Grozdeva, Armen Bagdasarov, David Belenguer, Daniela Hunger, and Aurelia Dobre.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shane Meadows ranks 6,939 out of 8,785. Before him are Poppy Morgan (1983), Beth Orton (1970), Tom Cleverley (1989), Bettany Hughes (1968), Bernard Butler (1970), and Japhet Tanganga (1999). After him are Tom Cullen (1985), Clodagh Rodgers (1947), Robert Kazinsky (1983), Eliza Bennett (1992), Colin Pitchfork (1960), and Raich Carter (1913).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Shane Meadows ranks 151. Before him are Bill Forsyth (1946), David Slade (1969), Simon Beaufoy (1966), Andrew Haigh (1973), Ol Parker (1969), and Rupert Wyatt (1972). After him are Gareth Evans (1980), Euros Lyn (1971), Tim Hetherington (1970), Drew Pearce (1976), and Nicholas Stoller (1976).

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Filmography

This Is England
Director
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Apr 27th 20077.464 / 10
Dead Man's Shoes
Director
A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
Sep 29th 20047.1 / 10
This Is England '86
Director
It's 1986 - the year Maradona ends England's World Cup dreams in Mexico; the year Top Gun is the highest grossing film; the year over 3.4 million Brits are unemployed and the year Shaun is leaving school.
7.7 / 10