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Michael Winterbottom

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Michael Winterbottom

Born March 29, 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK41 films

Michael Winterbottom is a prolific English filmmaker who has directed seventeen feature films in the past fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films — Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People — have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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24 Hour Party People posterFirst watch24 Hour Party People20027.0Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Trip poster6.7The Trip2011The Killer Inside Me poster5.8The Killer Inside Me2010A Mighty Heart poster6.4A Mighty Heart2007Code 46 poster6.2Code 462003The Trip to Italy poster6.4The Trip to Italy20149 Songs poster5.59 Songs2004The Road to Guantanamo poster6.8The Road to Guantanamo2006Jude poster6.3Jude1996

Filmography

41 films as director
  1. TBAA Farewell to ArmsDirector
  2. TBAGaza Year ZeroDirector
  3. 2024ShoshanaDirector
  4. 2022Eleven Days in MayDirector
  5. 2021IsolationDirector
  6. 2020The Trip to GreeceDirector
  7. 2019GreedDirector
  8. 2019The Wedding GuestDirector
  9. 2017The Trip to SpainDirector
  10. 2016On the RoadDirector
  11. 2015The Emperor's New ClothesDirector
  12. 2014The Face of an AngelDirector
  13. 2014The Trip to ItalyDirector
  14. 2013The Look of LoveDirector
  15. 2012EverydayDirector
  16. 2011TrishnaDirector
  17. 2011The TripDirector
  18. 2010The Killer Inside MeDirector
  19. 2009The Shock DoctrineDirector
  20. 2009GenovaDirector
  21. 2007A Mighty HeartDirector
  22. 2006The Road to GuantanamoDirector
  23. 2005A Cock and Bull StoryDirector
  24. 20049 SongsDirector
  25. 2003Code 46Director
  26. 2003In This WorldDirector
  27. 200224 Hour Party PeopleDirector
  28. 2000The ClaimDirector
  29. 1999With or Without YouDirector
  30. 1999WonderlandDirector
  31. 1998I Want YouDirector
  32. 1997Welcome to SarajevoDirector
  33. 1996JudeDirector
  34. 1995Go NowDirector
  35. 1995Butterfly KissDirector
  36. 1994FamilyDirector
  37. 1993Love Lies BleedingDirector
  38. 1992Under the SunDirector
  39. 1990Forget About MeDirector
  40. 1989Rosie the GreatDirector
  41. 1988Ingmar Bergman: The Magic LanternDirector