Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson

Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rian Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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TV Series

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.362
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

8.545
The Real History of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction

6.9
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

0

Movies

The Space Western of the Southwest

The Space Western of the Southwest

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Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder

Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder

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Scream

Scream

6.685
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

8.4
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

6.4
Out of Print

Out of Print

5.7
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

0
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

8
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

7.501
The Force of Sound

The Force of Sound

8.7
The Director and the Jedi

The Director and the Jedi

7.2
Balance of the Force

Balance of the Force

7
Building Brick

Building Brick

3
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs

The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs

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Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

4.8