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Joe Wright
Director 53 years old

Joe Wright

London, England, UK

Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. He directed the period drama adaptations Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Cyrano (2021), the action thriller Hanna (2011), the Peter Pan origin story Pan (2015), and Darkest... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

7 titles
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

Joe Wright 2017 2h 5m 6.2

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Pan

Pan

Joe Wright 2015 1h 51m 5.4

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard.

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Joe Wright 2012 2h 9m 6.6

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Hanna

Hanna

Joe Wright 2011 1h 51m 7.0

A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.

The Soloist

The Soloist

Joe Wright 2009 1h 57m 6.6

Journalist Steve Lopez discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives.

Atonement

Atonement

Joe Wright 2007 2h 3m 8.1

Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

Joe Wright 2005 2h 8m 8.1

When Elizabeth Bennet meets the handsome Mr. Darcy, she believes he is the last man she could ever marry, but as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.

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