Directing
Jennifer Kent
Born March 5, 1969 · Brisbane, Australia (age 57)
Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the films The Babadook (2014) and The Nightingale (2018). Kent graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1991 with a degree in Performing Arts.
Known For
Dogtooth · 2009Dogtooth
★ 7.02009
MovieDrama
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.
Dogville · 2003Dogville
★ 7.72003
MovieCrimeDrama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
The Babadook · 2014The Babadook
★ 6.52014
MovieDramaHorror
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
Babe: Pig in the City · 1998Babe: Pig in the City
★ 5.71998
MovieFamilyAdventure
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
The Nightingale · 2018The Nightingale
★ 7.02018
MovieDramaThriller
In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Hunt Angels · 2006Hunt Angels
★ 5.02006
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Filmmaking partners Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks are determined to get their films made by almost any means necessary. Set in the 1930s, this docudrama relates the moviemakers' struggles to jump-start Australia's film industry.
Monster · 2005Monster
★ 6.72005
MovieHorrorThriller
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
The Well · 1997The Well
★ 5.81997
MovieDrama
A young girl named Katherine and her older friend Hester live on an isolated farm run by Hester and her father Francis. Katherine works as a maid and wants to leave because there's too much work. Hester, however, becomes attracted to Katherine and holds her there, promising to give her less work in the future. When Francis dies, Hester decides to sell the farm for cash. They move to a small cottage on the edge of the farm and plan to go to Europe, but a tragic accident and the theft of their money changes their plans.
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