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Wes Anderson

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Wes Anderson

Born May 1, 1969 in Houston, Texas, USA23 films

Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their symmetry, eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is cited by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three of his films, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000.

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Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), as well as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018). With The Grand Budapest Hotel, he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He currently runs the production company American Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998. He won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Isle of Dogs in 2018.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel posterFirst watchThe Grand Budapest Hotel20148.0The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Fantastic Mr. Fox poster7.8Fantastic Mr. Fox2009Isle of Dogs poster7.8Isle of Dogs2018Moonrise Kingdom poster7.7Moonrise Kingdom2012The Royal Tenenbaums poster7.5The Royal Tenenbaums2001The Darjeeling Limited poster7.1The Darjeeling Limited2007Rushmore poster7.4Rushmore1998The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou poster7.1The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun poster7.0The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021

Filmography

23 films as director
  1. TBAUntitled Wes Anderson FilmDirector
  2. 2025The Phoenician SchemeDirector
  3. 2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreDirector
  4. 2023PoisonDirector
  5. 2023The Rat CatcherDirector
  6. 2023The SwanDirector
  7. 2023The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarDirector
  8. 2023Asteroid CityDirector
  9. 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunDirector
  10. 2018Isle of DogsDirector
  11. 2014The Grand Budapest HotelDirector
  12. 2013Castello CavalcantiDirector
  13. 2012Cousin Ben Troop ScreeningDirector
  14. 2012Do You Like to Read?Director
  15. 2012Moonrise KingdomDirector
  16. 2009Fantastic Mr. FoxDirector
  17. 2007Hotel ChevalierDirector
  18. 2007The Darjeeling LimitedDirector
  19. 2004The Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouDirector
  20. 2001The Royal TenenbaumsDirector
  21. 1998RushmoreDirector
  22. 1996Bottle RocketDirector
  23. 1993Bottle RocketDirector