Christopher Nolan filmography

Christopher Nolan is a British-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His feature directorial debut was the neo-noir crime thriller Following (1998) which was made on a shoestring budget of $6,000.[1][note 1] The film tells the non-linear narrative of a young writer who gets entangled with the criminal underworld.[3] Two years later, he directed psychological thriller Memento (2000) which starred Guy Pearce as a man suffering from anterograde amnesia (short-term memory loss) searching for his wife's killers.[4] The film was his first collaboration with cinematographer Wally Pfister.[5] Similar to his debut feature it had a non-linear narrative structure, and was his breakthrough film.[6] It was acclaimed by critics and was a surprise commercial success.[7] For the film Nolan received his first nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, and for writing its screenplay he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[8][9] He next directed the mystery thriller remake Insomnia (2002) which starred Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank.[10] It was his first film for Warner Bros., and was a critical and commercial success.[11][12]

Nolan at the 2013 premiere of Man of Steel

In 2005, Nolan directed Warner Bros' superhero film Batman Begins which starred Christian Bale and told an origin story of the title character.[13] The following year, he directed psychological thriller The Prestige (2006) in which Bale and Hugh Jackman played rival 19th-century stage magicians.[14] His next film was the sequel to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, in which Bale reprised his role as Batman opposite Heath Ledger as the supervillain Joker. The film grossed a worldwide total of over $1 billion, and was the highest grossing of 2008.[15] It received eight nominations at the 81st Academy Awards, and Nolan received his second nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards.[16][17] In 2010, he directed the action film Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who leads a team who steal information by entering a person's subconscious.[18] It was nominated for Best Film at the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and Golden Globe Awards, and Nolan received his third nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards.[19][20][21][22]

Two years later, he directed the sequel to The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which grossed a worldwide total at the box office of over $1 billion.[23] He followed this by producing Zack Snyder's superhero film Man of Steel (2013) and directing the science fiction film Interstellar (2014), which starred Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain. It won the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.[24] In 2017, Nolan directed the acclaimed war film Dunkirk, for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.[25] He next directed the spy film Tenet (2020) starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Elizabeth Debicki.[26]

Films

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes	Ref(s)
		Director	Writer	Producer	Other
1989	Tarantella	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unreleased short film	[27][28]
1996	Larceny	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unreleased short film	[27][28]
1997	Fearville	No	No	No	Yes	Camera operator	[27]
1997	Doodlebug	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Editor and cinematographer Short film	[27]
1998	Following	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Editor and cinematographer	[27]
1999	Genghis Blues	No	No	No	Yes	Editorial assistance	[27][29]
2000	Memento	Yes	Yes	No	No		[27][28]
2002	Insomnia	Yes	No	No	No		[27][28]
2005	Batman Begins	Yes	Yes	No	No	Screenplay co-written with David S. Goyer	[27][28]
2006	The Prestige	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Co-written with Jonathan Nolan	[27][28]
2008	The Dark Knight	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Story co-written with David S. Goyer Screenplay co-written with Jonathan Nolan	[27][28]
2010	Inception	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		[27][28]
2012	The Dark Knight Rises	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Story co-written with David S. Goyer Screenplay co-written with Jonathan Nolan	[27][28]
2013	Man of Steel	No	Story	Yes	No	Story co-written with David S. Goyer	[27][30]
2014	Transcendence	No	No	Executive	No		[27][28]
2014	Interstellar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Co-written with Jonathan Nolan	[27][28]
2015	Emic: A Time Capsule From the People of Earth	No	No	No	Yes	Curator Short documentary film	[31]
2015	Quay	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Editor, cinematographer and composer Short documentary film	[27]
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	No	No	Executive	No		[27][28]
2017	Dunkirk	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		[27][28]
2017	Justice League	No	No	Executive	No	A director's cut will be released in 2021.	[27][28]
2019	The Doll's Breath	No	No	Executive	No	Animated short film	[32]
2020	Tenet	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		[11][33]

Documentary appearances

Year(s)	Title	Ref(s)
2011	These Amazing Shadows	[28]
2012	Side by Side	[27][28]
2016	Cinema Futures	[34]
2018	James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction	[35]
2019	Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound	[36]

Notes

1. Nolan directed a feature, Larry Mahoney, in the mid-1990s, but it was scrapped and never released.[2]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Nolan
• Cinematic style of Christopher Nolan

References

1. Sims, David (16 March 2016). "How Memento Set the Framework for Christopher Nolan's Career". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
2. "Horror-On-Sea 2018 Interview: Brian Barnes discusses 'The Redeeming'". Nerdly. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
3. Harvey, Dennis (11 May 1998). "Following". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
4. Scott, A. O. (16 March 2001). "Film Review; Backward Reel the Grisly Memories". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
5. Buckwalter, Ian (23 July 2012). "The Reason Christopher Nolan Films Look Like Christopher Nolan Films". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
6. Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys (25 January 2019). "Next Christopher Nolan Film to Open in July 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
7. White, James (17 February 2015). "Sleeping Beauties: The Story Behind 12 Of Cinema's Unlikeliest Hits". Empire. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
8. Tapley, Kristopher (23 January 2018). "Christopher Nolan Scores His First-Ever Oscar Nomination for Best Director". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
9. "The 74th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
10. Ebert, Roger (24 May 2002). "Insomnia movie review & film summary (2002)". Roger Ebert. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
11. McNary, Dave (25 January 2019). "Christopher Nolan's Next Movie Gets July 2020 Release Date". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
12. Giardina, Carolyn (24 June 2012). "LAFF 2012: 'Dark Knight Rises' Cinematographer Wally Pfister Discusses His Directorial Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
13. Ebert, Roger (13 June 2005). "Batman Begins movie review and film summary (2005)". Roger Ebert. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
14. Thompson, Sam (15 November 2006). "Can The Prestige survive its Hollywood transformation?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
15. "Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
16. "The 81st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
17. Child, Ben (9 January 2009). "Nolan and Boyle nominated by DGA as Slumdog Millionaire sweeps Critics' Choice awards". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
18. French, Philip (18 July 2010). "Inception". The Observer. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
19. "The 83rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
20. "Film Awards 2011: Winners List". British Academy Film Awards. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
21. "Inception". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
22. Kilday, Gregg. "Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan Among Directors Guild Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
23. McClintock, Pamela (2 September 2012). "Box Office Milestone: 'Dark Knight Rises' Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
24. Cohen, David S. (26 June 2015). "'Guardians of the Galaxy,' 'The Walking Dead,' 'Interstellar' Shine at Saturn Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
25. "The 90th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
26. Rubin, Rebecca (27 July 2020). "'Tenet' Will Release Internationally in August Ahead of U.S. Debut". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
27. "Christopher Nolan". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
28. "Christopher Nolan – Complete Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
29. "16 Things You Didn't Know About Christopher Nolan". Screen Rant. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
30. "Alien, Yet Familiar". The New York Times. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
31. "Paramount Teams with Google Play for 'Interstellar' Time-Capsule Promo (Video)". Variety. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
32. "The Doll's Breath". Illuminations Media. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
33. Sharf, Zack (15 August 2019). "'Tenet,' Explained: 11 Things You Need to Know About Christopher Nolan's Action Epic". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
34. "Venice Film Review: Cinema Futures". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
35. "James Cameron's Story Of Science Fiction is a solid, albeit navel-gazing, primer". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
36. "'Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound' Review: You'll Never Hear Movies the Same Way Again". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

External links

• Christopher Nolan's filmography at IMDb