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Taika Waititi
Director 51 years old

Taika Waititi

Wellington, New Zealand

Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtiti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award,... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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8 titles
Next Goal Wins

Next Goal Wins

Taika Waititi 2023 1h 44m 6.0

Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

Taika Waititi 2022 1h 59m 5.2

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.

Jojo Rabbit

Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi 2019 1h 48m 6.9

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

Taika Waititi 2017 2h 11m 7.3

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the prophecy of destruction to his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Taika Waititi 2016 1h 41m 8.0

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows

Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi 2014 1h 26m 7.7

Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

Boy

Boy

Taika Waititi 2010 1h 28m 8.0

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Eagle vs Shark

Eagle vs Shark

Taika Waititi 2007 1h 27m 7.6

The tale of two socially awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love; through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers, and video games.

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