Auteur

Atom Egoyan

Born 1960 · Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent

Atom Egoyan is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club. He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Atom Egoyan, in order

  1. 1969 Krapp’s Last Tape: directed
  2. 1979 Howard in Particular: directed, wrote
  3. 1981 Peep Show (short film): directed · streaming on Criterion Channel
  4. 1984 Next of Kin: directed, wrote · streaming on Kanopy
  5. 1986 In This Corner: directed
  6. 1987 Family Viewing: directed, wrote · audiences 59%
  7. 1989 Speaking Parts: directed, wrote · critics 100%, audiences 67%
  8. 1989 The Twilight Zone (TV series): directed
  9. 1991 Montreal Stories: directed
  10. 1991 The Adjuster: directed, wrote · critics 75%, audiences 72% · streaming on Criterion Channel
  11. 1993 Calendar: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 100%, audiences 73% · streaming on Criterion Channel
  12. 1993 Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer: directed · streaming on Tubi
  13. 1994 Exotica: directed, wrote, produced · critics 95%, audiences 83%
  14. 1996 The Stupids: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 19%, audiences 38% · streaming on Hoopla, YouTube (free)
  15. 1997 The Sweet Hereafter: directed, wrote, produced · critics 98%, audiences 86% · streaming on Criterion Channel
  16. 1999 Felicia's Journey: directed, wrote · critics 88%, audiences 71% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  17. 2002 Ararat: directed, wrote, produced · critics 55%, audiences 71%
  18. 2002 Beckett on Film: directed
  19. 2002 Gambling, Gods and LSD: produced · directed by Peter Mettler · critics 80%, audiences 83%
  20. 2003 The Saddest Music in the World: produced · directed by Guy Maddin · critics 79%, audiences 79% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
  21. 2005 Where the Truth Lies: directed, wrote · critics 41%, audiences 46% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
  22. 2006 Citadel: directed
  23. 2006 This Film Is Not Yet Rated: acted · directed by Kirby Dick · critics 84%, audiences 81%
  24. 2007 To Each His Own Cinema: directed, wrote · critics 100%, audiences 71%
  25. 2008 Adoration: directed, wrote · critics 62%, audiences 49%
  26. 2009 Chloe: directed · critics 52%, audiences 39% · streaming on Tubi
  27. 2010 Barney's Version: acted · directed by Richard J. Lewis · critics 77%, audiences 78%
  28. 2012 Invisible World: directed, wrote
  29. 2013 Devil's Knot: directed · critics 26%, audiences 39% · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  30. 2014 Lennon or McCartney: acted · directed by Matt Schichter
  31. 2014 The Captive: directed, wrote · critics 28%, audiences 31% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
  32. 2015 Remember: directed · critics 68%, audiences 79%
  33. 2019 Guest of Honour: directed · critics 41%, audiences 35% · streaming on Plex
  34. 2023 Seven Veils: directed, wrote, produced · critics 76%, audiences 46% · streaming on Kanopy
  35. Inspired by Bach: directed