Directing
Rian Johnson
Born 1973-12-17
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively.
Acting
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025 · Self
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
2024 · Self
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023 · Self
The Space Western of the Southwest
2023
Scream
2022 · Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
2018
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
2018 · Self
The Director and the Jedi
2018 · Self
Balance of the Force
2018 · Self
The Force of Sound
2018 · Self
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Imperial Technician (uncredited)
Out of Print
2014 · Self
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013 · Self
Building Brick
2006 · Self
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1993 · The Whacky Protagonist
Thanks
Frankenstein
2025
Blood Relatives
2022
Metal Lords
2022
Scream
2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Last Night in Soho
2021
Capone
2020
Scare Package
2019
Destroyer
2018
Baby Driver
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
The Hollars
2016
The Invitation
2016
Tales of Halloween
2015
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
2014
The World's End
2013
Director
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Knives Out
2019
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Looper
2012
The Life of the World to Come
2010
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Brick
2006
The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2002
Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2001
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997
Cleaning the Pool
1995
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1993
Ninja Ko: Origami Master
1990
Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film
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Writer
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Knives Out
2019
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Looper
2012
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Brick
2006
The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2002
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997
Cleaning the Pool
1995
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1993
Ninja Ko: Origami Master
1990
Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film
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