Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn

Born: September 29, 1970
in Copenhagen, Denmark
Nicolas Winding Refn (born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for directing the crime dramas Bleeder (1999) and the Pusher films (1996-2005), the fictionalised biographical film Bronson (2008), the dramatic adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009), the neo-noir crime film Drive (2011), the thriller Only God Forgives (2013), and the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016). In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based production company Space Rocket Nation.

Movies for Nicolas Winding Refn...

Dario Argento: Panico
Title: Dario Argento: Panico
Character: Self
Released: August 30, 2023
Type: Movie
This documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of the director of Suspiria. Using the writing process of his next film as a starting point, Dario Argento Panico immerses us in the mind of the Italian genius, and offers testimonials from other filmmakers who love his work, all key names in today's world of cinema including Gaspar Noé and Guillermo Del Toro.
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Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
Title: Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
Character: Self
Released: June 17, 2023
Type: Movie
A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world. Featuring appearances from visionary artists Guillermo del Toro, Nicholas Winding Refn, Grimes, George Miller, Norman Reedus, Woodkid, Chvrches, this visually captivating documentary gives a rare insight into Hideo Kojima’s creative process as he launches his own independent studio.
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Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn
Title: Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2023
Type: Movie
Show creator Nicolas Winding Refn and his team detail how they brought the stoic heroine and dark fairy tale version of Copenhagen's netherworld to life.
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Title: Copenhagen Cowboy
Character: Jørgen
Released: January 5, 2023
Type: TV
After a lifetime of being sold as a human good luck charm, a woman with mysterious supernatural abilities seeks revenge against those who wronged her.
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Ryan Gosling - Hollywoods Halbgott
Title: Ryan Gosling - Hollywoods Halbgott
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Starting his career in the 1990's, starred in few television series and get parts in movies. But he only gets public and critical acknowledgement in 2011 with three movies : Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, and the Ides of March. Depiction of an actor, less bland than his image let us think.
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Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
Title: Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
Released: December 2, 2015
Type: Movie
William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn discuss the production and the reception of Friedkin's movie 'Sorcerer'
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Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
Title: Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2015
Type: Movie
A documentary that explores the Metal Gear Solid game series with many interviews with game developers, journalists and famous film-makes such as Nicolas Winding Refn and Guillermo Del Toro.
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My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Title: My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Character: Self
Released: September 18, 2014
Type: Movie
A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives.
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Title: Jodorowsky's Dune
Character: Self
Released: August 30, 2013
Type: Movie
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
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Drive Without a Driver
Title: Drive Without a Driver
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 2012
Type: Movie
A documentary on Nicolas Winding Refn and his story on directing Drive.
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Pusher
Title: Pusher
Character: Dutch Bob
Released: October 12, 2012
Type: Movie
In London, a drug dealer grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord. The more desperate his behavior, the more isolated he becomes until there is nothing left standing between him and the bullet his debtors intend to fire his way.
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NWR
Title: NWR
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 2012
Type: Movie
A documentary about Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, winner of the Best Director award at the Cannes Festival in 2011 for Drive. From his childhood to the shooting of his next movie, Only God Forgives, in Thailand, discover the whole career of a truly visionary filmmaker. With Ryan Gosling, Mads Mikkelsen, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Gaspar Noé, Peter Peter and Zlatko Buric.
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Gambler
Title: Gambler
Character: Himself (Jang)
Released: April 20, 2006
Type: Movie
A humorous documentary about Nicolas Winding Refn and his struggle to secure his family financially and help him get on with his life. Forced to file for personal bankruptcy after the failure of "Fear X" at the box office, Refn has only one chance to wipe the slate clean and continue his career as a filmmaker: produce sequels to his breakthrough movie "Pusher."
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Chinaman
Title: Chinaman
Character: The Doctor
Released: April 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Keld is in a rut. His wife of 25 years has left him. For sustenance, he eats his way through the menu at the local Chinese takeaway. The owner talks him into a marriage of convenience with his sister from China and the unplanned-for happens. A delicate romance blossoms between these two damaged, fragile individuals, but a secret gives their relationship a fateful twist. A subtle and touching story of life's diversity.
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Pusher
Title: Pusher
Character: Brian
Released: August 30, 1996
Type: Movie
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.