Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan
Date of Birth: 30 Jul 1970
Country: UK
Biography: Born in London in 1970, Christopher Nolan began making films at the age of seven using his father's super 8mm camera and an assortment of male-action figures. He graduated to making films involving real people, and his super 8mm surreal short 'tarantella' was shown on PBS' 'image union' in 1989. Chris studied English Literature at University College London while starting to make 16mm films at the college film society. His short film 'larceny' was shown at the Cambridge Film Festival in 1996, and
Total Credits at Criticker: 8 (Actor), 15 (Director), 15 (Writer)
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Titles you haven't rated - Actor (8) | Director (15) | Writer (15)
Insomnia
The story of Will Dormer, a veteran LAPD detective who travels to a small Alaskan town with his partner Hap to investigate the disturbing murder of a seventeen year-old girl.
Memento
Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard (Guy Pearce), a ex-insurance investigator who can no longer build new memories, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line movies forward in time while the other tells the story backwards revealing more each time. (imdb) [Released at some festivals in 2000]
Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. (Warner Bros.)
Following
A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing. (imdb)
The Prestige
Christopher Nolan directs this mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences. (Touchstone Pictures)
Doodlebug
Doodlebug (1997) - Short Film
A man waits patiently in his apartment to squash a bug, but he could be hurting himself more than he realises. (ChristopherNolan.net)
The Dark Knight
Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
Inception
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one's mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset.
The Dark Knight Rises
Eight years after Batman took the fall for Two Face's crimes, a new terrorist leader, Bane overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that brands him an enemy.
Interstellar
A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. (imdb)
Quay
Quay (2015) - Short Film
This short documentary film reveals the inner workings of the Brothers' studio. (imdb)
Dunkirk
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. (imdb)
Tenet
Armed with only one word -- Tenet -- and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. (imdb)
Tarantella
Tarantella (1989) - Short Film
Surrealist short
Oppenheimer
'The Oppenheimer Project' delves into the untold story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in creating the atomic bomb. Meticulously crafted, the film explores the ethical dilemmas faced by Oppenheimer and his team during WWII.