FILM DIRECTOR

Stephen Gaghan

1965 - Today

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Stephen Gaghan ( GAY-gən; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Syriana which he wrote and directed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Gaghan has received more than 796,339 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Gaghan is the 1,796th most popular film director (down from 1,601st in 2019), the 14,260th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,609th in 2019) and the 535th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 37.68

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

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  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stephen Gaghan ranks 1,796 out of 2,041. Before him are Darren Lynn Bousman, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Mark Pellington, J. C. Chandor, Samira Makhmalbaf, and Billy Ray. After him are Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Webber, Jeff Nathanson, Carlos Atanes, Deepak Tijori, and Xavier Giannoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Stephen Gaghan ranks 667. Before him are Mary L. Trump, Reggie Lewis, Billy Sherwood, John Moshoeu, José Manuel de la Torre, and Fabián Cancelarich. After him are Bill Bailey, Jeff Nathanson, Michael Goldenberg, Catalino Rivarola, Neus Asensi, and Masahiro Wada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 14,260 out of 20,380. Before him are Sal Khan (1976), Harold Stephen Black (1898), Graham Rogers (1990), Paul Annacone (1963), William Gilmore Simms (1806), and Mariann Aalda (1948). After him are Stephanie Niznik (1967), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Ralph Yarborough (1903), Daniella Pineda (1987), Michael A. Baker (1953), and Jessica Pegula (1994).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 535. Before him are Chris Renaud (1966), Gary Trousdale (1960), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), Mark Pellington (1962), J. C. Chandor (1973), and Billy Ray (2000). After him are Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Jeff Nathanson (1965), David Gordon Green (1975), Ti West (1980), Dan Povenmire (1963), and Rob Bowman (1960).

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Filmography

After Earth
Director
One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
May 30o 20135.191 / 10
Dolittle
Director
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.
Jan 2o 20206.603 / 10
Traffic
Director
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Dec 27o 20007.067 / 10