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Steve McQueen

Highest Rated: 95% 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Lowest Rated: 72% Occupied City (2023)

Birthday: Oct 9, 1969

Birthplace: London, England, UK

A widely praised conceptual artist-turned-filmmaker who had been called "a born provocateur" and "a reluctant subversive," Steve McQueen's features were captivating in their simplicity and minimalism. A devotee of the nouvelle vague style of the 1960s French New Wave, McQueen started his film career off with a series of experimental shorts exhibited in an unusual fashion, including screening without sound and/or on multiple art gallery walls rather than a conventional screen. Known for his meticulous sense of detail and guarded personality, McQueen maintained that his work was apolitical, though this was disputed, given its implied criticism of how the British government treated Irish Republican Army prisoners and displayed reluctance to suitably honor military personnel killed during the Iraq war. One of the few artists to garner instant acclaim upon transitioning to feature films, McQueen's "Hunger" (2008) and "Shame" (2011) - both starring Michael Fassbender - were heralded for their quiet, refined power and McQueen was cited as one of Britain's most promising and creative directors. This early promise was met in "12 Years a Slave" (2013), a harrowing period drama that won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for McQueen.

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Highest rated movies

95% 90% 12 Years a Slave Watchlist 91% 61% Widows Watchlist 90% 83% Hunger Watchlist 81% 65% Blitz Watchlist
79% 75% Shame
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72% 75% Occupied City
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Subnormal: A British Scandal
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
81% 65% Blitz Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2024
72% 75% Occupied City Director,
Producer
- 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Subnormal: A British Scandal Executive Producer - 2021
91% 61% Widows Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$42.4M 2018
95% 90% 12 Years a Slave Director,
Producer
$56.7M 2013
79% 75% Shame Director,
Screenwriter
$4.0M 2011
90% 83% Hunger Director,
Writer
$154.1K 2008

TV

Credit
100% No Score Yet Uprising Director 2021
97% 76% Small Axe Executive Producer,
Director,
Writer
2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colbert Report Guest 2013