John Hillcoat

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John Hillcoat

Born August 14, 1961 · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (age 65)

John Hillcoat (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and music video director. His early work includes the 1988 prison film Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, as well as music videos for bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His breakthrough film, the 2005 outback Western The Proposition, was written by Nick Cave and received…

Known For

The RoadThe Road · 2009
The Road
7.02009
MovieAdventureDrama
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
LawlessLawless · 2012
Lawless
7.12012
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
Triple 9Triple 9 · 2016
Triple 9
6.02016
MovieActionCrime
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
The PropositionThe Proposition · 2005
The Proposition
7.02005
MovieWesternDrama
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
The Cry of the OwlThe Cry of the Owl · 2009
The Cry of the Owl
5.72009
MovieDramaMystery
Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.
CorazónCorazón · 2018
Corazón
7.32018
MovieDrama
Elena Ramirez is a disadvantaged prostitute who learns that she has a life threatening medical condition, and must make attempts to earn a visa in order to gain access to the necessary treatment.
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from BlackwaterRed Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater · 2010
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater
6.82010
MovieAnimationWestern
A slice-in-time of John Marston as he tracks down his former fellow outlaw and friend, Bill Williamson. Along the way, Marston encounters many of Red Dead Redemption’s eclectic cast of dreamers, misfits and liars.
Blood MeridianBlood Meridian
Blood Meridian
MovieDramaHistory
On the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, a 14-year-old Tennesseean nicknamed The Kid stumbles into a nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.

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