J.C. Chandor

Director

J.C. Chandor

Born November 24, 19737 films

Jeffrey McDonald Chandor, better known as J. C. Chandor, is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing the films Margin Call (2011), All Is Lost (2013), and A Most Violent Year (2014). Chandor grew up in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. He is the son of Mary (McDonald) and Jeff Chandor, an investment banker. After graduating in 1992 from Ridge High School in Bernards Township, he received his bachelor's degree in 1996 from The College of Wooster. During the 15 years leading up to Margin Call, Chandor directed commercials.

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Margin Call posterFirst watchMargin Call20116.9Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.View film

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Triple Frontier poster6.3Triple Frontier2019Kraven the Hunter poster6.4Kraven the Hunter2024All Is Lost poster6.6All Is Lost2013A Most Violent Year poster6.6A Most Violent Year2014

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Filmography

7 films as director
  1. TBAZebra KillerDirector
  2. TBAThe Liar's BallDirector
  3. 2024Kraven the HunterDirector
  4. 2019Triple FrontierDirector
  5. 2014A Most Violent YearDirector
  6. 2013All Is LostDirector
  7. 2011Margin CallDirector
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