Jon Ronson

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Jon Ronson

Born May 10, 1967 · Cardiff, Wales, UK (age 59)

Jon Ronson is a Welsh journalist, author and filmmaker whose works include Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004), and The Psychopath Test (2011). He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a faux-naïf character in his stories. He produces informal but skeptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science.

Known For

The Men Who Stare at GoatsThe Men Who Stare at Goats · 2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats
6.02009
MovieComedyWar
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
OkjaOkja · 2017
Okja
7.32017
MovieAdventureDrama
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
FrankFrank · 2014
Frank
6.82014
MovieComedyDrama
A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
Tottenham AyatollahTottenham Ayatollah · 1997
Tottenham Ayatollah
1997
MovieDocumentary
Jon Ronson and Saul Dibb's 1997 documentary about UK-based Islamist militant leader Omar Bakri Muhammad.
Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life SuperheroPhoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero · 2026
Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
2026
MovieDocumentaryCrime
A masked vigilante in Seattle gains fame fighting crime with his superhero team, until police expose his identity. Years later, during civil unrest, he returns despite controversy over his true motives and character.
You Are HereYou Are Here · 1998
You Are Here
8.01998
MovieComedy
One-off late '90s comedy special from a cast full of up and coming comic actors and comedians.
The Double Life of Jonathan KingThe Double Life of Jonathan King · 2002
The Double Life of Jonathan King
2002
MovieDocumentary
The full story of Jonathan King is pieced together by Jon Ronson, through interviews with his friends, the police and his victims. Taking us through his life and career, Ronson tells the story of the pop impresario who, in the 1970s and '80s, preyed upon teenage boys, using his fame and his money to lure them into having sex with him. This is also the story of King's exploits at the now infamous Walton Hop disco, where he and others picked up impressionable youngsters
Kidneys for JesusKidneys for Jesus · 2003
Kidneys for Jesus
2003
MovieDocumentary
The Jesus Christians are unusually committed to their faith. They give up everything they own - including, now, their spare kidneys. For a year, journalist Jon Ronson has exclusively followed the group as they attempt to donate their kidneys to strangers in the UK and the US. But who should they give them to? Where can they advertise? Will the hospitals, the media, and the potential recipients see their gesture as a miracle, or as the self-destructive act of a controversial religious movement? Presented by Jon Ronson.

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Reverend DeathReverend Death · 2008
Reverend Death
9.02008
MovieDocumentary
Five years ago we began filming what has turned into the most extraordinary documentary. The Rev. George Exoo is a not very successful Unitarian minister from Beckley, West Virginia who has drifted into helping terminally ill people commit suicide. However as we film we begin to see a change in George. He's started helping non-terminally ill people commit suicide. And he gets very annoyed if he travels across America to discover they've changed their minds and don't want to commit suicide. And he keeps going on about how he can't wait his own death because it will be a great adventure. And he's got an amoral new assistant called Susan who claims she'll help practically anyone if the price is right. "For George it's a calling," she says. "For me it's a business." George says he has so far helped more than 100 people commit suicide.

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