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Anthony Minghella

Highest Rated: 90% Michael Clayton (2007)

Lowest Rated: 34% Breaking and Entering (2006)

Birthday: Jan 6, 1954

Birthplace: Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK

Because of his start as a writer, actor and teacher in theater, filmmaker Anthony Minghella directed some of the most emotionally compelling films of the late-20th century and beyond. Ever since his directorial debut, "Truly Madly Deeply" (1990), it was evident that Minghella was on a path to make films of extraordinary depth and richly-textured nuance. When he made his multi-Academy Award winning epic, "The English Patient" (1996), Minghella's status as a top shelf writer-director who was able to compel great performances from actors was only confirmed. He continued forging his legacy with strong adaptations of difficult novels, "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) and "Cold Mountain" (2003), both of which earned critical kudos and numerous award nominations. After delving into opera with a 2005 staging of "Madame Butterfly" and helming the sub-par comedy-drama, "Breaking and Entering" (2006), Minghella's artistic output was cut short at the age of 54, when he died suddenly from a fatal brain hemorrhage. But he left behind a strong, yet incomplete body of work that would long rival the great directors of any generation.

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Highest rated movies

90% 69% Michael Clayton
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86% 72% The Quiet American
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86% 83% The English Patient
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85% 80% The Talented Mr. Ripley Watchlist
79% 73% Iris
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76% 88% Truly, Madly, Deeply
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75% 71% Catch a Fire
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75% 49% Margaret
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73% 76% Heaven Watchlist
70% 77% Cold Mountain
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 98% The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly Director - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madama Butterfly (Metropolitan Opera) Director - 2019
75% 49% Margaret Executive Producer $46.5K 2011
39% 37% Nine Screenwriter $19.7M 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love You More Producer - 2008
63% 79% The Reader Producer $34.2M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Director,
Writer
- 2008
90% 69% Michael Clayton Executive Producer $49.0M 2007
34% 52% Breaking and Entering Director,
Writer,
Producer
$929.0K 2006
75% 71% Catch a Fire Producer $4.3M 2006
70% 77% Cold Mountain Director,
Writer
$95.6M 2003
86% 72% The Quiet American Executive Producer $13.0M 2002
73% 76% Heaven Producer $774.3K 2002
79% 73% Iris Executive Producer $5.6M 2001
85% 80% The Talented Mr. Ripley Director,
Screenwriter
$81.3M 1999
86% 83% The English Patient Director,
Writer
$78.7M 1996
55% 42% Mr. Wonderful Director $2.1M 1993
76% 88% Truly, Madly, Deeply Director,
Writer
$1.5M 1991

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Executive Producer 2009
No Score Yet 79% Inspector Morse Screenwriter,
Writer
1987 1989-1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grange Hill Writer 1985