Directing
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Born November 6, 1972 · Laredo, Texas, USA (age 53)
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (sometimes Alfonso Gómez-Rejón; born November 6, 1972, in Laredo, Texas) is an American film and television director. He made his directorial film debut with the slasher film The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014). He has since directed the coming-of-age film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) and the historical drama The Current War (2017). His television program credits in…
Known For
You've Got Mail · 1998You've Got Mail
★ 6.71998
MovieComedyRomance
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Eat Pray Love · 2010Eat Pray Love
★ 6.22010
MovieDramaRomance
A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".
The Current War · 2018The Current War
★ 6.72018
MovieDramaHistory
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl · 2015Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
★ 7.52015
MovieDramaComedy
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
Spanglish · 2004Spanglish
★ 6.12004
MovieDramaComedy
Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes · 2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
★ 10.02007
MovieDocumentary
The making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel is chronicled through an observational approach that captures the creative and logistical challenges of filming a deeply interconnected narrative across four continents. Directed by Carlos Armella and Pedro González-Rubio, the documentary reveals Iñárritu’s commitment to authenticity and cultural sensitivity, from collaborating with local actors and communities to meticulously recreating environments. Through behind-the-scenes footage and the director’s reflective commentary, it delves into themes of human connection, the boundaries we hold within ourselves, and the visceral nature of communication, offering profound insights into the philosophy behind the acclaimed film.
Lucky Numbers · 2000Lucky Numbers
★ 5.22000
MovieComedyCrime
Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.
The Town that Dreaded Sundown · 2014The Town that Dreaded Sundown
★ 5.92014
MovieThrillerHorror
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
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