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Mike Figgis
Born February 28, 1948 in Cumberland, England, UK30 films
Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People.
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First watchLeaving Las Vegas19957.3Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death.View filmEssential films
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30 films as director- TBAMother TongueDirector
- 2025MegadocDirector
- 2020Somebody Up There Likes MeDirector
- 2012Suspension of DisbeliefDirector
- 2011Sweet NothingsDirector
- 2010The Co(te)lette FilmDirector
- 201042 One Dream RushDirector
- 2008Love Live LongDirector
- 2007The Four Dreams of Miss XDirector
- 2004Co/MaDirector
- 2003Red, White and BluesDirector
- 2003Cold Creek ManorDirector
- 2002The Battle of OrgreaveDirector
- 2002Ten Minutes Older: The CelloDirector
- 2002About Time 2Director
- 2001HotelDirector
- 2000TimecodeDirector
- 1999Miss JulieDirector
- 1999The Loss of Sexual InnocenceDirector
- 1997One Night StandDirector
- 1996William Forsythe: Just Dancing Around?Director
- 1995Leaving Las VegasDirector
- 1994The Browning VersionDirector
- 1993Mr. JonesDirector
- 1991LiebestraumDirector
- 1991MaraDirector
- 1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesDirector
- 1990Internal AffairsDirector
- 1988Stormy MondayDirector
- 1984The HouseDirector