FILM DIRECTOR

Terrence Malick

1943 - Today

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Terrence Frederick Malick (; born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terrence Malick has received more than 5,183,783 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Terrence Malick is the 111th most popular film director (down from 100th in 2019), the 761st most popular biography from United States (down from 659th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Film Director.

Terrence Malick is a director, producer, and screenwriter who is most famous for his films "Badlands," "Days of Heaven," "The Thin Red Line," "The Tree of Life," and "To the Wonder."

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Terrence Malicks by language

Over the past year Terrence Malick has had the most page views in the with 565,979 views, followed by French (76,091), and Italian (73,794). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (103.60%), Simple English (83.47%), and Latin (55.14%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Terrence Malick ranks 111 out of 2,041. Before him are Mel Brooks, Joris Ivens, John Carpenter, Robert Altman, David Fincher, and John Huston. After him are Kenji Mizoguchi, Otar Iosseliani, Manoel de Oliveira, Jules Dassin, Peter Jackson, and Jerzy Grotowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Terrence Malick ranks 54. Before him are Michael Mann, Klaus von Klitzing, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Billie Jean King, Pervez Musharraf, and Andreas Baader. After him are Peter Zumthor, Mohammed Badie, Betty Williams, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Jean-Claude Killy, and Ralph M. Steinman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terrence Malick ranks 761 out of 20,380. Before him are H. H. Holmes (1861), Steven Weinberg (1933), John Huston (1906), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Randy Quaid (1950), and Tommy Hilfiger (1951). After him are Rick Rubin (1963), Buddy Holly (1936), James Woods (1947), Roy Scheider (1932), Jack Vance (1916), and William T. G. Morton (1819).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Terrence Malick ranks 30. Before him are Walter Hill (1942), Mel Brooks (1926), John Carpenter (1948), Robert Altman (1925), David Fincher (1962), and John Huston (1906). After him are Jules Dassin (1911), Howard Hawks (1896), Victor Fleming (1889), Wes Craven (1939), William Hanna (1910), and George A. Romero (1940).

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Filmography

The Tree of Life
Director
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
May 17o 20116.7 / 10
Badlands
Director
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Jan 5o 19747.5 / 10
The Thin Red Line
Director
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Dec 23o 19987.4 / 10