Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Rian Johnson
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 2All crew credits: 49
TMDB ID: 67367
IMDb ID: nm0426059
Known for: Directing
Born: December 17, 1973
Age: 52
Place of birth: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q621818
Also known as
Rian Craig Johnson
Frequent jobs
Director (11)Thanks (22)Executive Producer (5)Writer (4)Editor (2)Producer (2)Camera Operator (1)Production Assistant (1)Songs (1)
Biography
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rian Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Rian Johnson.
7.0
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Director
2022 Movie
7.8
Knives Out
Director
2019 Movie
The Life of the World to Come
Director
2010 Movie
6.8
Brick
Director
2006 Movie
5.5
The Psychology of Dream Analysis
Director
2002 Movie
2.7
Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
Director
2001 Movie
Cleaning the Pool
Director
1995 Movie
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
Director
1993 Movie
4.0
Ninja Ko: The Origami Master
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Rian Johnson.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Rian Johnson.
8.4
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self
2013 Movie
7.8
Knives Out
Director
2019 Movie
7.7
Frankenstein
Thanks
2025 Movie
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
Thanks
2021 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Thanks
2016 Movie
7.4
Baby Driver
Thanks
2017 Movie
7.3
Last Night in Soho
Thanks
2021 Movie
7.3
American Fiction
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.2
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Producer
2025 Movie
7.0
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Director
2022 Movie
6.9
Looper
Writer
2012 Movie
6.9
Metal Lords
Thanks
2022 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rian Johnson.
8.9
Breaking Bad
Director • 3 eps
2008 Series
8.5
BoJack Horseman
as Brian (voice) • 2 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Terriers
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.5
Poker Face
Executive Producer • 22 eps
2023 Series
7.5
3 Body Problem
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Rian Johnson.
7.7
Frankenstein
Thanks
2025 Movie
7.2
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Producer
2025 Movie
7.8
Knives Out
Director
2019 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Thanks
2016 Movie
6.8
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Writer
2017 Movie
6.7
Scream
Thanks
2022 Movie
7.4
Baby Driver
Thanks
2017 Movie
7.0
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Director
2022 Movie
6.9
Looper
Writer
2012 Movie
7.3
Last Night in Soho
Thanks
2021 Movie
6.8
The World's End
Thanks
2013 Movie
5.0
Capone
Thanks
2020 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rian Johnson.
8.9
Breaking Bad
Director • 3 eps
2008 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.5
BoJack Horseman
as Brian (voice) • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Poker Face
Executive Producer • 22 eps
2023 Series
7.5
3 Body Problem
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.0
Terriers
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rian Johnson.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
7.2
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Producer
2025 Movie
7.7
Frankenstein
Thanks
2025 Movie
7.3
American Fiction
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.3
Fair Play
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
4.7
Blood Relatives
Thanks
2022 Movie
6.9
Metal Lords
Thanks
2022 Movie
6.7
Scream
Thanks
2022 Movie
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
Thanks
2021 Movie
7.3
Last Night in Soho
Thanks
2021 Movie
5.0
Capone
Thanks
2020 Movie
5.6
Scare Package
Thanks
2019 Movie
5.9
Destroyer
Thanks
2018 Movie
6.8
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Writer
2017 Movie
7.4
Baby Driver
Thanks
2017 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Thanks
2016 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Rian Johnson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rian Johnson.
5.9
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
2025 Movie
8.0
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
as Self
2024 Movie
6.2
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
as Self
2023 Movie
The Space Western of the Southwest
2023 Movie
6.7
Scream
as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
2022 Movie
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
as Self
2018 Movie
7.3
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
2018 Movie
7.0
Balance of the Force
as Self
2018 Movie
8.7
The Force of Sound
as Self
2018 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Imperial Technician (uncredited)
2016 Movie
5.7
Out of Print
as Self
2014 Movie
8.4
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rian Johnson.
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.5
BoJack Horseman
as Brian (voice) • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series