Joe Wright

Joe Wright

Birth : 1972-08-25, London, England, UK

History

Joe Wright (born 1972) is an English film director best known for 2005's Pride and Prejudice and 2007's Atonement.

Profile

Joe Wright

Movies

Widow Clicquot
Executive Producer
The story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century.
Cyrano
Director
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.
The Woman in the Window
Director
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
Swallow
Executive Producer
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
Finest Hour: A Supercut of Dunkirk and Darkest Hour
Director
The year is 1940. As Hitler’s forces storm across Europe, Winston Churchill is elected the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His leadership is immediately tested when hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops become trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, with the Germans closing in. As the desperate battle for survival unfolds on land, sea and air, Churchill must fight his own battles to launch a daring rescue effort across the English Channel. This fan edit combines the intense frontline action of Dunkirk with the backroom political intrigue of Darkest Hour, to create an epic supercut that tells the full story of the Dunkirk evacuation.
Darkest Hour
Director
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.
Pan
Director
Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.
Locke
Executive Producer
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
Coco Mademoiselle
Director
Coco Mademoiselle is here again, beautiful, independent and mischievous.
Anna Karenina
Director
In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Long Walk Home
Thanks
A dark romantic comedy about a young couple from London. A decision to walk home one night, rather than taking a taxi, brings out the very different secrets that they have been keeping from one another.
Hanna
Director
Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence.
The Soloist
Director
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
Atonement
Director
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Pride & Prejudice
Director
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Bodily Harm
Director
Mitchel, a mild-mannered suburban stockbroker spirals out of control after losing his job, finding his wife in flagrante with a sleazy neighbour, and discovering his dad is dying of cancer, all on the eve of his 44th birthday.
The End
Director
An old man living in a flat in London makes a final decision.
Crocodile Snap
Director
A woman's bid to escape her violent husband is seen through the eyes of her younger daughter. Sadie understands Mum better after an accident on Brighton beach shows her that all actions have consequences and that fear of the unknown can be greater than fear of the known.
Poison Ivy
Jerry Disbro
Two teenage summer camp counselors struggle with their younger campers, providing a variety of humorous situations and romantic encounters.
Brood
Producer
Brood, based on Jackie Polzin’s bestselling debut novel, will tell the story of one woman (Haley Bennett), who, over the course of a single year, heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. From the freezing nights of a harsh winter to a sweltering summer with its own surprise tornado, she battles predators, terrible luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she once imagined. The novel is a darkly funny and startlingly original meditation on life and longing, full of sorrow, joy, and unrelenting hope.
In the Garden of Beasts
Director
A mild-mannered Chicago professor becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany just before the Nazis began to assert an iron grip across Europe.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Director
A man attending a funeral in his hometown comes face-to-face with his past when he is confronted with memories of mistrust, adultery, abuse, and a fantastical journey that couldn't possibly be real. It couldn't possibly be real, but the memory of a mysterious girl named Lettie Hempstock ties each bizarre childhood occurrence to the last.