Directed credits
24
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Atom Egoyan
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 2All crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 56205
IMDb ID: nm0000382
Known for: Directing
Born: July 19, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: Cairo, United Arab Republic [now Egypt]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2025
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.26
Wikidata: Q212167
Also known as
Atom Yeghoyan • Ատոմ Էգոյան
Frequent jobs
Director (24)Executive Producer (7)Thanks (5)Producer (2)Writer (2)Cinematography (1)Editor (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) 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. Egoyan's other significant films include The Adjuster (1991), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), and Remember (2015). His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power structures. His films often follow non-linear plot structures, in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding key information. Many of his films also draw on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, and as a member of the Armenian diaspora. In addition to his Oscar nods, Egoyan has won eight Genie/Canadian Screen Awards, out of 25 total nominations. He received the 2008 Dan David Prize for "Creative Rendering of the Past" and the 2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1999, and was ascended to Companion in 2015. Egoyan is married to actress Arsinée Khanjian, whom he has often cast in his films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Atom Egoyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Atom Egoyan.
5.6
Seven Veils
Director
2025 Movie
7.3
Remember
Director
2015 Movie
5.8
The Captive
Director
2014 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
5.7
Invisible World
Director
2013 Movie
6.2
Devil's Knot
Director
2013 Movie
6.1
Chloe
Director
2010 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
6.1
Ararat
Director
2002 Movie
Preludes
Director
2000 Movie
7.4
Krapp's Last Tape
Director
2000 Movie
6.3
Felicia's Journey
Director
1999 Movie
6.5
Sarabande
Director
1997 Movie
6.6
Exotica
Director
1994 Movie
3.9
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer
Director
1993 Movie
6.0
The Adjuster
Director
1991 Movie
4.7
Montreal Stories
Director
1991 Movie
7.0
In Passing
Director
1991 Movie
5.9
Speaking Parts
Director
1990 Movie
5.4
Family Viewing
Director
1987 Movie
5.6
Next of Kin
Director
1984 Movie
5.0
Open House
Director
1982 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Atom Egoyan.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Atom Egoyan.
7.3
Remember
Director
2015 Movie
7.1
Stories We Tell
Thanks
2012 Movie
7.1
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
2006 Movie
7.0
Away from Her
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
7.0
Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #1
2010 Movie
6.9
The Sweet Hereafter
Screenplay
1997 Movie
6.6
Exotica
Director
1994 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
6.3
Felicia's Journey
Director
1999 Movie
6.2
Devil's Knot
Director
2013 Movie
6.1
Where the Truth Lies
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
6.1
Foolproof
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Atom Egoyan.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Atom Egoyan.
6.1
Ararat
Director
2002 Movie
6.1
Chloe
Director
2010 Movie
5.8
The Captive
Director
2014 Movie
Preludes
Director
2000 Movie
5.9
Speaking Parts
Director
1990 Movie
5.9
Adoration
Writer
2009 Movie
6.6
Exotica
Director
1994 Movie
6.2
Devil's Knot
Director
2013 Movie
6.3
Calendar
Producer
1993 Movie
8.1
Viva Varda!
as Self
2023 Movie
6.1
Where the Truth Lies
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Atom Egoyan.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Atom Egoyan.
5.4
Guest of Honour
Producer
2020 Movie
5.3
Mouthpiece
Thanks
2019 Movie
6.5
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Thanks
2017 Movie
7.1
Stories We Tell
Thanks
2012 Movie
5.9
Adoration
Writer
2009 Movie
7.0
Away from Her
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
6.1
Where the Truth Lies
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
5.1
Childstar
Thanks
2004 Movie
5.2
Luck
Executive Producer
2004 Movie
6.1
Foolproof
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
6.7
The Saddest Music in the World
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
5.7
Gambling, Gods and LSD
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
6.9
The Sweet Hereafter
Screenplay
1997 Movie
Curtis's Charm
Executive Producer
1996 Movie
8.0
A Portrait of Arshile
Writer
1995 Movie
6.3
Calendar
Producer
1993 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Atom Egoyan.
6.5
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
as Himself
2024 Movie
8.1
Viva Varda!
as Self
2023 Movie
1.0
Talking Heads 2021
as Self
2021 Movie
5.0
Le cri du rhinocéros
as Self
2018 Movie
Sculpting Memory
2015 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 Movie
6.9
Rewind This!
as Self
2013 Movie
The Rep - A Documentary
as Himself
2012 Movie
7.0
Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #1
2010 Movie
7.0
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
2009 Movie
7.1
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
2006 Movie
4.8
The Stupids
as TV Studio Guard
1996 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Atom Egoyan.