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Marc Forster
Director 56 years old

Marc Forster

Illertissen, Germany

Marc Forster (born 30 November 1969) is a German-Swiss filmmaker. He is best known for directing the feature films Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stranger than Fiction, Quantum of Solace, World War Z, and Christopher Robin, and has directed numerous television commercials... Read full bio →

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12 titles
White Bird

White Bird

Marc Forster 2023 2h 1m

After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage of her youth in Nazi-occupied France, where a classmate shelters her from mortal danger.

A Man Called Otto

A Man Called Otto

Marc Forster 2022 2h 6m 7.0

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin

Marc Forster 2018 1h 44m 6.8

Working-class family man Christopher Robin encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

All I See Is You

All I See Is You

Marc Forster 2016 1h 50m

As Gina regains her sight, tensions rise in her marriage to James.

World War Z

World War Z

Marc Forster 2013 1h 56m 6.5

A UN representative, writing a report on the great zombie war, interviews survivors in the wake of World War Z.

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher

Marc Forster 2011 2h 9m 5.7

The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

Marc Forster 2008 1h 46m 6.5

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Marc Forster 2007 2h 8m 7.9

The Kite Runner is the story of strained family relationships between a father and a son, and between two brothers, how they deal with guilt and forgiveness, and how they weather the political and social transformations of Afghanistan from the 1970s to 2001.

Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

Marc Forster 2006 1h 53m 8.0

Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.

Stay

Stay

Marc Forster 2005 1h 39m 7.7

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state.

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

Marc Forster 2004 1h 46m 8.2

Finding Neverland is an amusing drama about how the story of Peter Pan and Neverland came to be. During a writing slump play writer J.M. Barrie meets the widowed Sylvia and her three children who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece “Peter Pan.”

Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball

Marc Forster 2001 1h 53m 7.5

Set in the Southern United States, 'Monster's Ball' is a tale of a racist white man, Hank, who falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia's husband. Hank and Leticia's interracial affair leads to confusion and new ideas for the two unlikely lovers.

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