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Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Directing • 1944-02-22 • Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.

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The Silence of the Lambs8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

Philadelphia7.7

Philadelphia

1993

Adaptation.7.3

Adaptation.

2002

The Manchurian Candidate6.5

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

That Thing You Do!6.9

That Thing You Do!

1996

Phantom Thread7.3

Phantom Thread

2017

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