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Joe Wright

British film director

Joe Wright is an English director who won a BAFTA for outstanding debut for Pride & Prejudice. He reunited with Keira Knightley for Atonement, then directed Hanna, Anna Karenina, Darkest Hour and Cyrano. His work has earned six BAFTA Film Award nominations.

Joe Wright appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 2005 to 2021. That includes 5 titles as director. Most of that work is in drama, romance and war. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Keira Knightley (3), Gary Oldman (2), Brenda Blethyn (2).

Known for

  • Pride & Prejudice (2005), Director. His feature debut, a lively adaptation of Jane Austen.
  • Atonement (2007), Director. A wartime romance featuring a celebrated long single take.
  • Darkest Hour (2017), Director. A portrait of Winston Churchill in 1940.
  • Hanna (2011), Director. A thriller about a teenage girl raised as an assassin.
  • Anna Karenina (2012), Director. A theatrical staging of Tolstoy’s novel.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Joe Wright been in?
Joe Wright appears in The Woman in the Window (2021), Darkest Hour (2017), Anna Karenina (2012), Atonement (2007) and Pride & Prejudice (2005) on The Remote.
When was Joe Wright born?
Joe Wright was born on 25 August 1972.

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