Darren Aronofsky

Director

February 12, 1969 (57 years)

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After compl…

Filmography

7.7

Black Swan

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

7.8

The Whale

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

8.0

Requiem for a Dream

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

7.0

mother!

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

6.9

Caught Stealing

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

5.7

Noah

A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

7.5

The Wrestler

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

6.9

The Fountain

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

7.1

Pi

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

5.2

Phat Beach

A hefty homeboy borrows his dad's Mercedes and goes to the beach with his friends for wild sun & fun.

4.8

Soldier Boyz

A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.

N/A

Breakthrough

An alienated young man comes under the influence of a motivational guru, whose intoxicating charm masks his morally questionable methods of manipulation and his own concealed darkness.

5.9

Protozoa

Darren Aronofsky’s AFI short opens with angry slacker Dave sitting in a dreary, empty junkyard. Dave stares into space, sips beer, and beats the hell out of a cracked guitar. We quickly realize the emptiness of the dump parallels the emptiness of Dave’s life which consists of smoking weed, staring at television screens and watching school children. Dave’s friend Pete is shortly introduced, along with their friend, Ari, who despite calling her pals losers, doesn’t seem to accomplishing much herself. These three are going nowhere fast. They’re the amoebas of life… protozoa….

4.7

No Time

Short film consisting of sketches by the comedy troupe No Time. In the first vignette, a group of people play charades, but three of them don't seem to understand the game's conventions. Next, a guitarist sitting in the park uses the noises made by people nearby as percussion to play along with. Then a man is insulted by a basketball. In another vignette, people begin singing and dancing while covering each other with food. Finally, a fisherman learns a very unorthodox method of catching fish.

4.4

Fortune Cookie

A struggling door-to-door salesman becomes addicted to collecting the paper messages of good fortune found inside fortune cookies served as dessert at Chinese restaurants in the United States.

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