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Ridley Scott

English filmmaker (born 1937)

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Ridley Scott is an English film director born in 1937 who has become one of the most influential filmmakers in cinema history, known for creating visually striking and ambitious movies across multiple genres. His work matters because he has shaped modern filmmaking through his distinctive visual style and direction of commercially successful and critically acclaimed films that have influenced generations of filmmakers.

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Born: 1937
Works: 14

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Thelma and Louise
Coca Cola
Alien Legacy
In her shoes
All the money in the world

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Directing · South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Sir Ridley Leighton Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. He directs films in the science fiction, crime, and historical epic genres with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. He ranks among the highest-grossing directors, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received many accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime…

Known for

Thelma & Louise: Born to Live — Self2025
The Making of Gladiator II — Self2024
L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero — Self2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma — Self - Guest2023
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory — Self2022

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Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. His work includes science fiction, crime, and historical epic films, with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott is the eighth-highest-grossing director of all time, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received numerous accolades including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and eight BAFTA Awards. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and appointed a Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III in 2024.

An alumnus of the Royal College of Art in London, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising as a director of commercials. He made his film directorial debut with The Duellists (1977) and gained wider recognition with his next film, Alien (1979). Though his films range widely in setting and period, they showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, spanning 2nd-century Rome in Gladiator (2000) and its 2024 sequel, 12th-century Jerusalem in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), medieval England in Robin Hood (2010), ancient Memphis in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), contemporary Mogadishu in Black Hawk Down (2001), futuristic cityscapes of Los Angeles in Blade Runner (1982), and extraterrestrial worlds in Alien, Prometheus (2012), The Martian (2015) and Alien: Covenant (2017).