Ryan Murphy

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Ryan Murphy

Born November 9, 1965 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (age 60)

Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating and producing a number of television series including Popular (1999–2001), Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), Scream Queens (2015–2016), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), The Politi…

Known For

Eat Pray LoveEat Pray Love · 2010
Eat 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".
Mr. Harrigan's PhoneMr. Harrigan's Phone · 2022
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
6.42022
MovieDramaHorror
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
The PromThe Prom · 2020
The Prom
6.12020
MovieRomanceComedy
After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.
The Normal HeartThe Normal Heart · 2014
The Normal Heart
7.72014
MovieDrama
The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.
Running with ScissorsRunning with Scissors · 2006
Running with Scissors
5.82006
MovieDramaComedy
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
The Boys in the BandThe Boys in the Band · 2020
The Boys in the Band
6.82020
MovieDrama
At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
Factory GirlFactory Girl · 2006
Factory Girl
6.02006
MovieDramaHistory
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.
The Town that Dreaded SundownThe Town that Dreaded Sundown · 2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
5.82014
MovieThrillerHorror
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

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Pray AwayPray Away · 2021
Pray Away
6.72021
MovieDocumentary
In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the "homosexual lifestyle." They quickly received over 25,000 letters from people asking for help and formalized as Exodus International, the largest and most controversial conversion therapy organization in the world. But leaders struggled with a secret: their own “same-sex attractions” never went away. After years as Christian superstars in the religious right, many of these men and women have come out as LGBTQ, disavowing the very movement they helped start. Focusing on the dramatic journeys of former conversion therapy leaders, current members, and a survivor, PRAY AWAY chronicles the “ex gay" movement’s rise to power, persistent influence, and the profound harm it causes.

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