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Scott Derrickson
Director 60 years old

Scott Derrickson

Denver, Colorado, USA

Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Sinister (2012), and The Black Phone (2021). He is also known for the superhero film Doctor Strange (2016)... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

10 titles
The Gorge

The Gorge

Scott Derrickson 2025 2h 8m 5.0

Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.

Black Phone 2

Black Phone 2

Scott Derrickson 2025 1h 54m 4.5

Four years after defeating The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with life after captivity.

V/H/S/85

V/H/S/85

David Bruckner, Gigi Saul Guerrero 2023 1h 51m 5.0

Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a gore-filled journey through the grim underbelly of the forgotten 1980s.

The Black Phone

The Black Phone

Scott Derrickson 2021 1h 43m 6.5

After being abducted and locked in a basement, a boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

Scott Derrickson 2016 1h 55m 7.2

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

Scott Derrickson 2014 1h 58m 6.1

New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.

Sinister

Sinister

Scott Derrickson 2012 1h 50m 6.7

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Scott Derrickson 2008 1h 44m 5.5

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Scott Derrickson 2005 2h 2m 6.9

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

Hellraiser: Inferno

Hellraiser: Inferno

Scott Derrickson 2000 1h 40m 6.5

A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".

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