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John Ridley is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 1 october 1964 at Milwaukee

John Ridley

John Ridley
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Nationality USA
Birth 1 october 1964 (59 years) at Milwaukee
Awards Academy Award for Best Writing

John Ridley est un romancier, scénariste et réalisateur américain, né en octobre 1965 à Milwaukee au Wisconsin.

Best films

12 Years a Slave (2013)
(Scriptwriter)
Ben-Hur (2016)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
(1 films)
Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga
(2 films)
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
(1 films)
Scoot McNairy
Scoot McNairy
(2 films)
André 3000
André 3000
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Ridley (9 films)

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Director

Jimi: All Is by My Side, 1h56
Directed by John Ridley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Actors André 3000, Hayley Atwell, Burn Gorman, Imogen Poots, Andy Buckley, Ruth Negga
Rating57% 2.850012.850012.850012.850012.85001
En 1966, dans un club new-yorkais, Jimi Hendrix est repéré par Linda Keith ; à l'époque elle est la petite amie de Keith Richards. Grâce à elle, le jeune guitariste rencontre son futur manager, Chas Chandler (bassiste des Animals), qui le convainc de l'emmener à Londres où démarrera véritablement sa carrière internationale.

Scriptwriter

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (2016)
, 2h5
Directed by Timour Bekmambetov
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Toby Kebbell, Jack Huston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi
Rating57% 2.8504452.8504452.8504452.8504452.850445
A nobleman Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) is falsely accused of an assassination attempt by his boyhood friend Messala (Toby Kebbell). He survives years of slavery under the Romans and attempts to get revenge.
12 Years a Slave, 2h13
Directed by Steve McQueen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Children's films
Actors Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti
Rating80% 4.048844.048844.048844.048844.04884
In 1841, Solomon Northup is a free African-American man working as a violinist, who lives with his wife, Anne Hampton, and two children, Margaret and Alonzo, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Two men, Brown and Hamilton, offer him a two-week job as a musician if he will travel to Washington, D.C., with them. Once there, they drug Northup and deliver him to a slave pen owned by James Burch.
Jimi: All Is by My Side, 1h56
Directed by John Ridley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Actors André 3000, Hayley Atwell, Burn Gorman, Imogen Poots, Andy Buckley, Ruth Negga
Roles Writer
Rating57% 2.850012.850012.850012.850012.85001
En 1966, dans un club new-yorkais, Jimi Hendrix est repéré par Linda Keith ; à l'époque elle est la petite amie de Keith Richards. Grâce à elle, le jeune guitariste rencontre son futur manager, Chas Chandler (bassiste des Animals), qui le convainc de l'emmener à Londres où démarrera véritablement sa carrière internationale.
Red Tails
Red Tails (2012)
, 2h5
Directed by George Lucas, Anthony Hemingway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Daniela Ruah, Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo
Roles Story
Rating59% 2.9546952.9546952.9546952.9546952.954695
In 1944, as the air war over Europe enters a deadly phase with increasing losses of bombers, the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group (the Tuskegee Airmen) consisting of young African-American USAAF fighter pilots, after enduring racism throughout their recruitment and training in the Tuskegee training program, are finally sent into combat in Italy. Although flying worn-out Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft and chafing at their ground attack missions, the Tuskegee Airmen recognize they may never fight the Luftwaffe. The tight-knit group of Capt. Martin "Easy" Julian, 1st Lt. Joe "Lightning" Little, 2nd Lt. Ray "Ray Gun" Gannon, 2nd Lt. Andrew "Smokey" Salem, and 2nd Lt. Samuel "Joker" George under the guidance of Major Emanuel Stance and Col. A.J. Bullard, face a white military bureaucracy still resistant to accepting black flyers as equals.
Undercover Brother, 1h26
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Spy films
Actors Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Dave Chappelle, Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis, Neil Patrick Harris
Rating59% 2.950052.950052.950052.950052.95005
The film begins with a back story of how black culture's popularity with the American public began to decline in the 1980s, when style and originality began to lose appeal in the public eye due to the persistent efforts of "The Man" (Robert Trumbull), a powerful Caucasian man in control of a secret organization that seeks to undermine the African-American community as well as the cultures of other minorities. The Man is infuriated that Gen. Warren Boutwell (Billy Dee Williams), a U.S. Army general based on Colin Powell, is considering running for president, and his lackey Mr. Feather (Chris Kattan) informs him of a mind control drug which The Man uses to make Boutwell abort his plans and instead open a fried chicken franchise. The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., a secret organization that battles The Man's influence, determines The Man is behind Boutwell's change of heart, and recruits a freelance agent named Undercover Brother (Eddie Griffin) to aid them.
Three Kings, 1h54
Directed by David O. Russell
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Political films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Saïd Taghmaoui, Spike Jonze, Cliff Curtis
Roles Story
Rating70% 3.5475953.5475953.5475953.5475953.547595
The film opens with an Iraqi Army soldier trying to surrender as U.S. troops mop up loose ends, following the end of the Gulf War. U.S. Army Reserve Sergeant First Class Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) shoots him in the confusion over how to handle stray soldiers, earning him the admiration of his bumbling comrades, Private First Class Conrad Vig (Spike Jonze) and Specialist Walter Wogeman (Jamie Kennedy). Boisterous celebrations continue into the night, until Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin (Ice Cube) breaks up the party.
U Turn
U Turn (1997)
, 2h
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Powers Boothe, Billy Bob Thornton
Roles Novel
Rating66% 3.349483.349483.349483.349483.34948
A drifter named Bobby (Sean Penn) is on his way to pay off a large debt of $13,000 to a gangster in California when his car breaks down, forcing him to drive to the nearest town, Superior, Arizona. He takes the money with him but leaves his gun in the trunk of his car. While waiting for his car to be fixed by the town mechanic, Darrell (Billy Bob Thornton), he wanders around town where he meets Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez). Not realizing she is married, he hits on her and helps her carry some drapes to her car. She offers to take him back to her house where he can have a shower.

Producer

Jimi: All Is by My Side, 1h56
Directed by John Ridley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Actors André 3000, Hayley Atwell, Burn Gorman, Imogen Poots, Andy Buckley, Ruth Negga
Roles Executive Producer
Rating57% 2.850012.850012.850012.850012.85001
En 1966, dans un club new-yorkais, Jimi Hendrix est repéré par Linda Keith ; à l'époque elle est la petite amie de Keith Richards. Grâce à elle, le jeune guitariste rencontre son futur manager, Chas Chandler (bassiste des Animals), qui le convainc de l'emmener à Londres où démarrera véritablement sa carrière internationale.
Out of the Furnace, 1h56
Directed by Scott Cooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Gangster films
Actors Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Willem Dafoe, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Casey Affleck
Roles Co-Producer
Rating66% 3.349023.349023.349023.349023.34902
After getting off work at a North Braddock, Pennsylvania steel mill, Russell Baze (Christian Bale) catches his brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) at a horse racing simulcast where Rodney had just bet on a losing horse. Rodney reveals John Petty (Willem Dafoe) loaned the money to him. Petty owns a bar and runs several illegal games. Russell offers to pay off some of Rodney's debt, promising to pay Petty the rest with his next paycheck. Driving home intoxicated, Russell hits another car, killing its occupants, including a little boy. He is incarcerated for vehicular manslaughter. While in prison he is informed that his father has died, and that his girlfriend Lena (Zoë Saldana) has left him for the small town police chief, Wesley Barnes (Forest Whitaker).
12 Years a Slave, 2h13
Directed by Steve McQueen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Children's films
Actors Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti
Roles Executive Producer
Rating80% 4.048844.048844.048844.048844.04884
In 1841, Solomon Northup is a free African-American man working as a violinist, who lives with his wife, Anne Hampton, and two children, Margaret and Alonzo, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Two men, Brown and Hamilton, offer him a two-week job as a musician if he will travel to Washington, D.C., with them. Once there, they drug Northup and deliver him to a slave pen owned by James Burch.
Bobby
Bobby (2006)
, 2h
Directed by Emilio Estevez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about families, Political films
Actors Nicholas Cannon, Harry Belafonte, Emilio Estevez, Joy Bryant, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham
Roles Producer
Rating69% 3.4973453.4973453.4973453.4973453.497345
The film recreates the ambiance of the era and invokes the hopes inspired by Kennedy through the use of actual broadcast and newsfilm footage of the senator intercut with dramatic sequences involving mostly fictional characters. It uses an ensemble plot device similar to that employed in the 1932 film Grand Hotel, and later used by Robert Altman in Nashville.
Undercover Brother, 1h26
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Spy films
Actors Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Dave Chappelle, Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis, Neil Patrick Harris
Roles Executive Producer
Rating59% 2.950052.950052.950052.950052.95005
The film begins with a back story of how black culture's popularity with the American public began to decline in the 1980s, when style and originality began to lose appeal in the public eye due to the persistent efforts of "The Man" (Robert Trumbull), a powerful Caucasian man in control of a secret organization that seeks to undermine the African-American community as well as the cultures of other minorities. The Man is infuriated that Gen. Warren Boutwell (Billy Dee Williams), a U.S. Army general based on Colin Powell, is considering running for president, and his lackey Mr. Feather (Chris Kattan) informs him of a mind control drug which The Man uses to make Boutwell abort his plans and instead open a fried chicken franchise. The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., a secret organization that battles The Man's influence, determines The Man is behind Boutwell's change of heart, and recruits a freelance agent named Undercover Brother (Eddie Griffin) to aid them.
U Turn
U Turn (1997)
, 2h
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Powers Boothe, Billy Bob Thornton
Roles Executive Producer
Rating66% 3.349483.349483.349483.349483.34948
A drifter named Bobby (Sean Penn) is on his way to pay off a large debt of $13,000 to a gangster in California when his car breaks down, forcing him to drive to the nearest town, Superior, Arizona. He takes the money with him but leaves his gun in the trunk of his car. While waiting for his car to be fixed by the town mechanic, Darrell (Billy Bob Thornton), he wanders around town where he meets Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez). Not realizing she is married, he hits on her and helps her carry some drapes to her car. She offers to take him back to her house where he can have a shower.