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Simon Barrett

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Simon Barrett

21 films

Simon Barrett (born 1978) is an American filmmaker and actor. He frequently collaborates with director Adam Wingard. He is best known for writing the films You're Next (2011), The Guest (2014), Blair Witch (2016), Azrael (2024) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He made his feature directorial debut with the film Seance (2021).

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire posterFirst watchGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire20247.0Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
You're Next poster6.6You're Next2013The Guest poster6.6The Guest2014V/H/S poster6.1V/H/S2012V/H/S/2 poster6.2V/H/S/22013Blair Witch poster5.2Blair Witch2016V/H/S/94 poster6.1V/H/S/942021Azrael poster5.8Azrael2024Dead Birds poster5.7Dead Birds2005

Filmography

21 films
  1. TBAFace/Off 2Screenplay
  2. TBAI Saw the DevilScreenplay
  3. 2026OnslaughtStory
  4. 2024AzraelWriter
  5. 2024Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireStory
  6. 2021V/H/S/94Writer
  7. 2021SeanceScreenplay
  8. 2017TempleScreenplay
  9. 2016Blair WitchWriter
  10. 2014The GuestWriter
  11. 2013You're NextWriter
  12. 2013V/H/S/2Writer
  13. 2013The ABCs of DeathWriter
  14. 2012V/H/SWriter
  15. 2011What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date RapeWriter
  16. 2011AutoeroticWriter
  17. 2010A Horrible Way to DieWriter
  18. 2009Red SandsWriter
  19. 2005Dead BirdsWriter
  20. 2004FrankenfishWriter
  21. 2000The Nothing DealScreenplay