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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 18,986 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom McCarthy is the 1,021st most popular film director (up from 1,115th in 2019), the 6,764th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,829th in 2019) and the 268th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 19k

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  • 46.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tom McCarthy ranks 1,021 out of 1,581Before him are Károly Makk, Werner Klingler, Luciano Emmer, Zalman King, Tay Garnett, and Ferenc Kósa. After him are Karen Shakhnazarov, Ulu Grosbard, Sergio Amidei, Fyodor Khitruk, Armand Gatti, and Trey Parker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Tom McCarthy ranks 178Before him are Bennett Miller, Eva LaRue, Alexis Denisof, Gary Dourdan, Niccolò Ammaniti, and Linn Ullmann. After him are Alison Doody, Ben Miller, Miroslav Đukić, Indira Radić, Tony Yeboah, and Åsa Larsson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom McCarthy ranks 6,764 out of 18,182Before him are Ken Carpenter (1913), Celia Weston (1951), George O'Brien (1899), Alan Tudyk (1971), Ellsworth Huntington (1876), and Dell Hymes (1927). After him are Dennis Russell Davies (1944), Michael Brandon (1945), Skip James (1902), George Underwood (1884), Rex Cawley (1940), and Chuck Mangione (1940).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Tom McCarthy ranks 268Before him are Larry Cohen (1936), Busby Berkeley (1895), Byron Haskin (1899), Bennett Miller (1966), Zalman King (1941), and Tay Garnett (1894). After him are Trey Parker (1969), Charles Reisner (1887), Randall Wallace (1949), Michael Chapman (1935), Gordon Parks (1912), and Rebecca Miller (1962).

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