FILM DIRECTOR

Tom McCarthy

1966 - Today

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Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born June 7, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor who has appeared in several films, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television series such as The Wire, Boston Public and Law & Order. McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing and directing work for the independent films The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011), and Spotlight (2015), the last of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, won McCarthy the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. McCarthy also co-wrote the film Up (2009) with Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom McCarthy has received more than 20,485 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom McCarthy is the 1,218th most popular film director (down from 1,018th in 2019), the 8,070th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,750th in 2019) and the 304th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 20k

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  • 53.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tom McCarthy ranks 1,218 out of 2,041. Before him are Stan Brakhage, Walter Murch, Feng Xiaogang, José Padilha, Adam McKay, and Arne Sucksdorff. After him are Lee Unkrich, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Laura Poitras, David Koepp, Priit Pärn, and Sidney Franklin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Tom McCarthy ranks 251. Before him are Vladimir Voevodsky, Derek Sherinian, Biréli Lagrène, Laurent Lafforgue, Peaches, and Ken Sugimori. After him are Marin Hinkle, Aminatou Haidar, Oh Eun-sun, Niccolò Ammaniti, C. Thomas Howell, and David Bennent.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom McCarthy ranks 8,070 out of 20,380. Before him are John Varley (1947), Michael Mullen (1946), Everett Sloane (1909), Thelma Houston (1946), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), and Peter Mark Richman (1927). After him are Bruce Buck (1946), Robin Givens (1964), Lee Unkrich (1967), Patti Austin (1950), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), and Francis Parker Yockey (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Tom McCarthy ranks 304. Before him are Busby Berkeley (1895), David Hand (1900), George Abbott (1887), Stan Brakhage (1933), Walter Murch (1943), and Adam McKay (1968). After him are Lee Unkrich (1967), Laura Poitras (1964), David Koepp (1963), Sidney Franklin (1893), Doug Liman (1965), and David Ayer (1968).

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