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Roland Joffé

Highest Rated: 93% The Killing Fields (1984)

Lowest Rated: 8% The Lovers (2014)

Birthday: Nov 17, 1945

Birthplace: London, England, UK

After a prolific career helming hard-hitting political themed dramas, British film director Roland Joffé made a huge splash with his 1984 feature film debut, "The Killing Fields" - an unflinching drama about Cambodia's savage Khmer Rouge massacres. Nominated for a stunning seven Academy Awards - including one for Joffé as Best Director - "The Killing Fields" ended up winning three (for Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Supporting Actor). After a white-hot start, Joffé's career cooled off significantly in the 1990s thanks to a string of box-office failures including "Super Mario Bros." (1993) and his 1995 adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," starring Demi Moore. With the exception of the French biopic "Vatel" (2000), Joffé's career remained mostly dormant during the new millennium; that is, until the release of "Captivity" (2007), a psychological horrorfest - complete with controversial ratings drama before its summer release.

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Highest rated movies

93% 91% The Killing Fields
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63% 87% The Mission
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56% 74% City of Joy
Watchlist 55% 45% The Forgiven Watchlist
50% 46% Fat Man and Little Boy
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31% 61% Vatel
Watchlist 29% 29% Super Mario Bros. Watchlist
29% 38% Goodbye Lover
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13% 54% There Be Dragons
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13% 41% The Scarlet Letter
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Roland Joffé

Roland Joffé THERE BE DRAGONS, director Roland Joffe, on set, 2011. ©Samuel Goldwyn Films CITY OF JOY, director Roland Joffe, Patrick Swayze, 1992, (c)TriStar Pictures THERE BE DRAGONS, director Roland Joffe, on set, 2011. ©Samuel Goldwyn Films THERE BE DRAGONS, director Roland Joffe (center), on set, 2011. ©Samuel Goldwyn Films THERE BE DRAGONS, director Roland Joffe, on set, 2011. ©Samuel Goldwyn Films THERE BE DRAGONS, Rodrigo Santoro (left), director Roland Joffe (pointing), on set, 2011. ©Samuel Goldwyn Films FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY, director Roland Joffe, 1989, (c)Paramount THE MISSION, Robert De Niro, director Roland Joffe, on set, 1986. ©Warner Bros. CAPTIVITY, director Roland Joffe, Elisha Cuthbert on set, 2006 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blood on the Crown Executive Producer - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Lover Scorned Director - 2019
55% 45% The Forgiven Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		- 2017
8% 20% The Lovers Director,
Screenwriter 		- 2014
No Score Yet 42% You and I Director - 2011
13% 54% There Be Dragons Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		$1.1M 2011
9% 23% Captivity Director $2.6M 2007
31% 61% Vatel Director,
Producer 		$49.5K 2000
No Score Yet 60% Waterproof Producer - 1999
29% 38% Goodbye Lover Director $1.9M 1998
13% 41% The Scarlet Letter Director,
Producer 		$10.4M 1995
29% 29% Super Mario Bros. Producer $20.8M 1993
56% 74% City of Joy Director,
Producer 		$12.6M 1992
50% 46% Fat Man and Little Boy Director $3.3M 1989
63% 87% The Mission Director $17.2M 1986
93% 91% The Killing Fields Director - 1984

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19% 55% Texas Rising Director 2015