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John Hillcoat

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John Hillcoat
A father (Mortensen) and son (Smit-McPhee) walk for months across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic landscape in search of civilization.
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John Hillcoat was born on 14 August 1961 in Queensland, Australia. He is a director and producer, known for The Proposition (2005), The Road (2009) and Lawless (2012).
BornAugust 14, 1961
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BornAugust 14, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)
    The Proposition
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2005
    Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)
    The Road
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2009
    Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain in Lawless (2012)
    Lawless
    7.2
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director



    • Blood Meridian
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, and Zoe Saldaña in Lioness (2023)
      Lioness
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy (2022)
      George & Tammy
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2023
    • Run the Jewels: Never Look Back (2021)
      Run the Jewels: Never Look Back
      7.7
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021)
      Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Corazón (2018)
      Corazón
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2018
    • AncestryDNA: Joseph's Story
      Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Black Mirror (2011)
      Black Mirror
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Cate Blanchett in Massive Attack: The Spoils (2016)
      Massive Attack: The Spoils
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Jair Abarca, Nicolas Maldonado, and Harrison Jones in Vaseline Wonder Jelly (2016)
      Vaseline Wonder Jelly
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Triple 9 (2016)
      Triple 9
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Emily Kincaid in Bob Dylan: Visions of Johanna (2015)
      Bob Dylan: Visions of Johanna
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Apple: History of Sound
      Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Coca Cola: It's Beautiful
      Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Johnny Cash: She Used to Love Me a Lot (2014)
      Johnny Cash: She Used to Love Me a Lot
      7.7
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Jubilee Street (2013)
      Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Jubilee Street
      8.2
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2013

    Producer



    • Blood Meridian
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, and Zoe Saldaña in Lioness (2023)
      Lioness
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy (2022)
      George & Tammy
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Triple 9 (2016)
      Triple 9
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2016

    Writer



    • Cate Blanchett in Massive Attack: The Spoils (2016)
      Massive Attack: The Spoils
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Tchéky Karyo, Anni Finsterer, and Rachel Griffiths in To Have & to Hold (1996)
      To Have & to Hold
      5.6
      • based on a story by
      • 1996
    • Nick Cave in Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)
      Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
      6.8
      • written by
      • 1988

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    The Road
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    The Road

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    • Born
      • August 14, 1961
      • Queensland, Australia
    • Other works
      Directed video "Chocolate Cake" for AU/OZ band Crowded House

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      Directed music videos for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Einstürzende Neubauten, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Manic Street Preachers, Bush, Placebo, Suede, Atari Teenage Riot, Depeche Mode, HIM, Alec Empire, Muse, AFI and more.
    • Quotes
      Ned Kelly and His Gang was made in 1906, only three years after The Great Train Robbery. It was banned by Victorian-era censors for its 'romantic' portrayal of bushrangers, who might otherwise have become folk heroes and inspired class war. The western wasn't allowed to grow into a real genre in Australian cinema, although colonial-period dramas started re-surfacing in the '70s.
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        Frequently casts Guy Pearce

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