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Barry Sonnenfeld

Highest Rated: 98% Big (1988)

Lowest Rated: 14% Nine Lives (2016)

Birthday: Apr 1, 1953

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

One of the most commercially successful director-producers of the 1990s, Barry Sonnenfeld experienced precipitous ups and downs in a lengthy career spanning both film and television. After cutting his teeth as a cinematographer for the likes of Joel and Ethan Coen on "Blood Simple" (1984) and "Raising Arizona" (1987), as well as Rob Reiner on "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) and "Misery" (1990), Sonnefeld made his directorial debut with the creepy comedy hit "The Addams Family" (1991). More box office success followed in the form of the crime-comedy "Get Shorty" (1995) and the blockbuster hit "Men in Black" (1997). Later efforts such as "Wild, Wild West" (1999) and "RV" (2006) proved disappointing, to say the least, although Sonnenfeld did have luck as a producer on films like Disney's "Enchanted" (2007) and the Emmy Award-winning fantasy series "Pushing Daisies" (ABC, 2007-09). After nearly six years away from the director's chair, he reteamed with Agents J and K (Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones) once again for "Men in Black III" (2012), this time with its eye-popping special effects delivered in 3-D. Boasting a 30-year career populated with smashing triumphs and unmitigated disasters, few understood the Hollywood axiom of "You're only as good as your last picture," better than Sonnenfeld.

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Highest-Rated Movies

98% 82% Big Watchlist
94% 88% Blood Simple
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94% 74% Out of Sight
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93% 90% Miller's Crossing
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91% 80% Men in Black
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91% 85% Raising Arizona
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91% 90% Misery
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89% 70% Get Shorty
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89% 89% When Harry Met Sally...
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Barry Sonnenfeld

Barry Sonnenfeld Barry Sonnenfeld Barry Sonnenfeld at arrivals for LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS World Premiere on NETFLIX, AMC Loews Lincoln Square, New York, NY January 11, 2017. Photo By: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection WILD WILD WEST, Director, Barry Sonnenfeld, holding the camera, 1999. R.V., Robin Williams, Director Barry Sonnenfeld, on set, 2006. ©Columbia Pictures GET SHORTY, John Travolta, discussing a scene with director, Barry Sonnenfeld, 1995. MEN IN BLACK, Director Barry Sonnenfeld preparing to shoot a blue screen shot with Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones on-set, 1997 WILD WILD WEST, Director, Barry Sonnenfeld, directs Will Smith, in a scene, 1999. MEN IN BLACK 2, Michael Jackson, director Barry Sonnenfeld on the set, 2002 (c) Columbia. FOR LOVE OR MONEY, director Barry Sonnenfeld (with headphones), Gabrielle Anwar, Michael J. Fox on set, 1993, (c) Universal View more photos

Filmography

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Disenchanted 38% 50% 2022 Producer Men in Black: International 23% 66% 2019 Executive Producer Nine Lives 14% 41% 2016 Director Men in Black 3 67% 70% 2012 Director Space Chimps 32% 33% 2008 Producer Enchanted 93% 80% 2007 Producer RV 23% 45% 2006 Director Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 72% 63% 2004 Executive Producer The Ladykillers 54% 43% 2004 Producer Men in Black II 38% 45% 2002 Director, Producer Big Trouble 48% 54% 2002 Director, Producer The Crew 20% 34% 2000 Producer Wild Wild West 16% 28% 1999 Director, Producer Out of Sight 94% 74% 1998 Executive Producer Men in Black 91% 80% 1997 Director Get Shorty 89% 70% 1995 Director, Executive Producer For Love or Money 37% 46% 1993 Director Addams Family Values 75% 63% 1993 Director The Addams Family 67% 67% 1991 Director Miller's Crossing 93% 90% 1990 Cinematographer Misery 91% 90% 1990 Cinematographer When Harry Met Sally... 89% 89% 1989 Cinematographer Big 98% 82% 1988 Cinematographer Throw Momma From the Train 64% 54% 1987 Cinematographer Raising Arizona 91% 85% 1987 Cinematographer
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