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Scott Hicks
Director 73 years old

Scott Hicks

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Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953) is a film director from Australia. He is best known as the screenwriter and director of Shine, the Oscar-winning biopic of pianist David Helfgott. Hicks's work has been nominated for an Academy Award as well as winning an Emmy Award.

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6 titles
The Lucky One

The Lucky One

Scott Hicks 2012 1h 41m 6.3

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

The Boys Are Back

The Boys Are Back

Scott Hicks 2009 1h 44m 8.0

A sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.

No Reservations

No Reservations

Scott Hicks 2007 1h 44m 6.6

Kate is a terrific chef at a Manhattan restaurant, sent to therapy by the restaurant owner because she is cold, unyielding, rule-bound, and a pain in the neck. Kate's world is flipped over when her only sister dies and her ten-year-old niece, Zoe, comes to live with her.

Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis

Scott Hicks 2001 1h 41m 6.9

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

Scott Hicks 1999 2h 7m 7.0

A Japanese-American fisherman may have killed his neighbor Carl at sea. In the 1950's, race figures in the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.

Shine

Shine

Scott Hicks 1996 1h 45m 8.0

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

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