Terrence Malick

Directing·Nov 30, 1943·Ottawa, Illinois, USA

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Terrence Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In a career spanning over five decades, Malick has directed nine feature films. He is known for his singular style that combines loose narrative and editing structure with spiritual themes. Malick made his feature film debut with Badlands (1973), a crime drama loosely inspired by the Starkweather-Fugate murders. He followed it with Days of Heaven (1978), a lyrical period drama about migrant laborers in the Texas Panhandle, which earned widespread acclaim for its cinematography. After this success, Malick took a two-decade hiatus from filmmaking before returning with The Thin Red Line (1998), an ensemble war epic set during the Battle of Guadalcanal, based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound. He continued with The New World (2005), a meditative historical drama depicting the story of Pocahontes and the founding of Jamestown. Malick achieved critical prominence with The Tree of Life (2011), an ambitious family drama that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. This was followed by a series of more experimental, impressionistic works including To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015), and Song to Song (2017), which explored themes of love, faith, and modern alienation through fragmented narrative and visual storytelling. Malick also directed the large-scale documentary Voyage of Time (2016), a cosmic history of the universe released in both IMAX and feature-length versions. He later returned to historical drama with A Hidden Life (2019), about Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter during World War II. In addition to his feature films, Malick has directed several high-profile commercials, including Mon Guerlain - Notes of a Woman (2017), a short film-style spot for Google Pixel 3 (2018), a nature-focused Ford commercial (2021) and a brand film for Louis Vuitton's USA campaign (2022).

Film	Credit
Towards a Dream in the USA2022 · Director	Director
The Better Angels2022 · Producer	Producer
Ennio2022 · Self (voice)	Self (voice)
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability2021 · Director	Director
A Hidden Life2019 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Filmed on Pixel 32018 · Director	Director
Together2018 · Director	Director
Song to Song2017 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Voyage of Time: Life's Journey2017 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Mon Guerlain: Notes of a Woman2017 · Director	Director
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Knight of Cups2015 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
To the Wonder2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Tree of Life2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Che: Part Two2008 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Amazing Grace2006 · Producer	Producer
The New World2005 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Undertow2004 · Producer	Producer
The Beautiful Country2004 · Producer	Producer
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick2002 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Endurance1999 · Producer	Producer
The Thin Red Line1998 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Days of Heaven1978 · Mill Worker (uncredited), Writer, Director	Mill Worker (uncredited), Writer, Director
The Dion Brothers1974 · Writer	Writer
Badlands1974 · Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer	Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer
Deadhead Miles1972 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Pocket Money1972 · Worksman (uncredited), Screenplay	Worksman (uncredited), Screenplay
Lanton Mills1969 · Tilman, Director, Writer	Tilman, Director, Writer
The Way of the WindWriter, Director	Writer, Director