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John Erick Dowdle

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John Erick Dowdle

Born December 9, 1972 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA9 films

John Erick Dowdle (born December 9, 1972) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter.

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With his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and/or co-screenwriter, John Erick Dowdle directed the horror films Quarantine, Devil, based on a storybook from M. Night Shyamalan, and As Above, So Below, as well as the 2015 thriller film No Escape.

In 2017, Dowdle co-created the miniseries Waco with his brother, which aired on Paramount Network in 2018.

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No Escape posterFirst watchNo Escape20157.0In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are…View film

Essential films

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As Above, So Below poster6.8As Above, So Below2014Devil poster6.1Devil2010The Poughkeepsie Tapes poster6.5The Poughkeepsie Tapes2007Quarantine poster5.8Quarantine2008

Filmography

9 films as director
  1. TBASchool for ScumbagsDirector
  2. TBADoctor Caligari's Cabinet of WondersDirector
  3. TBAAs Above, So Below 2Director
  4. 2015No EscapeDirector
  5. 2014As Above, So BelowDirector
  6. 2010DevilDirector
  7. 2008QuarantineDirector
  8. 2007The Poughkeepsie TapesDirector
  9. 2005The Dry SpellDirector