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Brian Helgeland
Born January 17, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA29 films
Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1998) and Mystic River (2003). He wrote and directed the films 42, a biopic of Jackie Robinson; and Legend, about the rise and fall of the infamous London gangsters, the Kray twins. His work on L.A. Confidential earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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First watchL.A. Confidential19977.8Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.View filmEssential films
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29 films- TBAButton ManScreenplay
- TBASpenser Confidential 2Screenplay
- TBAThe Gangster, the Cop, the DevilStory
- TBAOutside ManWriter
- TBADjango/ZorroWriter
- TBAThe GatekeeperScreenplay
- 2024The KillerScreenplay
- 2023FinestkindWriter
- 2020Spenser ConfidentialScreenplay
- 2015LegendWriter
- 201342Screenplay
- 2010Robin HoodScreenplay
- 2010Green ZoneWriter
- 2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantScreenplay
- 2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Screenplay
- 2004Man on FireScreenplay
- 2003Mystic RiverScreenplay
- 2003The OrderScreenplay
- 2002Blood WorkScreenplay
- 2001A Knight's TaleWriter
- 1999PaybackScreenplay
- 1997The PostmanScreenplay
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialScreenplay
- 1997Conspiracy TheoryWriter
- 1995AssassinsScreenplay
- 1992976-EVIL IICharacters
- 1991Highway to HellWriter
- 1988976-EVILWriter
- 1988A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterScreenplay