FILM DIRECTOR

Todd Haynes

1961 - Today

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Todd Haynes (; born January 2, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles. Haynes first gained public attention with his controversial short film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), which chronicles singer Karen Carpenter's life and death using Barbie dolls as actors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Todd Haynes has received more than 2,305,027 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Todd Haynes is the 1,040th most popular film director (down from 980th in 2019), the 6,656th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,439th in 2019) and the 256th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 31

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  • 2.42

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  • 4.10

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Todd Haynes ranks 1,040 out of 2,041. Before him are Stephen Sommers, Jean-Marc Vallée, Kei Kumai, Louis Leterrier, Barbara Hammer, and Pierre Tchernia. After him are Josef von Báky, Abraham Polonsky, Charles Jarrott, Bill Condon, Mark L. Lester, and Bruno Dumont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Todd Haynes ranks 236. Before him are Lawrence Lessig, Eric Chu, Brian Orser, José Luis Cuciuffo, Tom Byron, and Imad Khamis. After him are Darryl Jones, James Worthy, George Wassouf, Campbell Scott, Larry Mullen Jr., and Chi McBride.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Todd Haynes ranks 6,656 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Agabashian (1913), Jenna Fischer (1974), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Edward Lindberg (1886), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), and George Herbig (1920). After him are Jack Gilford (1908), Francis Ford (1881), Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890), Hal Connolly (1931), Brock Peters (1927), and Darryl Jones (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Todd Haynes ranks 256. Before him are John Berry (1917), Candida Royalle (1950), Mimi Leder (1952), Michael Chapman (1935), Stephen Sommers (1962), and Barbara Hammer (1939). After him are Abraham Polonsky (1910), Bill Condon (1955), Mark L. Lester (1946), Noah Baumbach (1969), Ted Wilde (1889), and Zalman King (1941).

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Filmography

Carol
Director
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Nov 20th 20157.5 / 10
Dark Waters
Director
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
Nov 22nd 20197.54 / 10
May December
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Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Nov 16th 20236.6 / 10