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John Hillcoat
Director 65 years old

John Hillcoat

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

John Hillcoat (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and music video director. His early work includes the 1988 prison film Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, as well as music videos for bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode and Nick... Read full bio →

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5 titles
Triple 9

Triple 9

John Hillcoat 2016 1h 55m 6.6

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

Lawless

Lawless

John Hillcoat 2012 1h 55m 7.2

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout.

The Road

The Road

John Hillcoat 2009 1h 51m 7.4

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.

The Proposition

The Proposition

John Hillcoat 2005 1h 44m 7.6

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder.

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

John Hillcoat 1988 1h 33m 8.0

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence. Dark and macabre, and based in truth, the story is told in a traditional dramatic style combined with telephone interviews and narration.

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