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John Logan

Highest Rated: 93% Hugo (2011)

Lowest Rated: 17% Bats (1999)

Birthday: Sep 24, 1961

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

One of Hollywood's most successful screenwriters, John Logan made a name for himself by crafting extensively researched, thoroughly compelling historical epics. After more than 10 years as a respected playwright in Illinois, Logan began his transition to writing for the screen with the Orson Welles biopic "RKO 281" (HBO, 1999) and the Oliver Stone-directed NFL melodrama "Any Given Sunday" (1999). Having attracted the attention of director-producer Ridley Scott, he was brought on to script the Oscar-winning Roman Empire spectacle "Gladiator" (2000), starring Russell Crowe. Logan further cemented his growing reputation with his lauded work on films like Edward Zwick's "The Last Samurai" (2003), Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" (2004) and Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (2007). After four years without a credit, he returned to pen the hit animated family feature "Rango" (2011) and reunited with Scorsese for the critically-acclaimed family-adventure "Hugo" (2011). Logan's love of history and knack for finding the often ambiguous human story within a larger, epic narrative rightfully made him one of the most sought-after and recognized screenwriters of the new millennium.

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Highest rated movies

93% 78% Hugo Watchlist 92% 86% Skyfall Watchlist
92% 75% RKO 281
Watchlist
92% 58% Coriolanus
Watchlist
88% 70% Rango Watchlist 86% 81% Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Watchlist 86% 79% The Aviator Watchlist 80% 87% Gladiator Watchlist
66% 83% The Last Samurai
Watchlist
65% 55% Alien: Covenant Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Michael Screenwriter - 2025
33% 26% They/Them Director,
Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
- 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life Coach Liam (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Screenwriter - 2018
65% 55% Alien: Covenant Screenwriter $74.2M 2017
51% 46% Genius Screenwriter,
Producer
$1.4M 2016
63% 61% Spectre Screenwriter $200.1M 2015
56% 44% Jamie Marks Is Dead Executive Producer - 2014
92% 86% Skyfall Screenwriter $304.4M 2012
92% 58% Coriolanus Screenwriter,
Producer
$756.5K 2011
93% 78% Hugo Screenwriter $73.8M 2011
88% 70% Rango Screenwriter - 2011
86% 81% Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Writer,
Producer
$52.9M 2007
86% 79% The Aviator Screenwriter $102.6M 2004
66% 83% The Last Samurai Writer $111.1M 2003
45% 57% Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Screenwriter $26.3M 2003
38% 49% Star Trek: Nemesis Screenwriter $500.0K 2002
28% 37% The Time Machine Screenwriter,
Co-Producer
$56.7M 2002
80% 87% Gladiator Screenwriter $187.7M 2000
92% 75% RKO 281 Writer - 1999
52% 73% Any Given Sunday Screenwriter,
Writer
$75.5M 1999
17% 14% Bats Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$10.1M 1999

TV

Credit
74% 46% Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Creator,
Executive Producer,
Writer
2020
91% 90% Penny Dreadful Executive Producer,
Writer
2014-2016