
Brian Helgeland
Writer
Born: January 17, 1961 (65 years old)
Place of birth: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Biography
Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1998) and Mystic River (2003). He wrote and directed the films 42, a biopic of Jackie Robinson; and Legend, about the rise and fall of the infamous London gangsters, the Kray twins. His work on L.A. Confidential earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Brian Helgeland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (26)
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006, ★ 7.1)
- Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist (2021, ★ 8)
- L.A. Confidential (1997, ★ 7.8)
- Man on Fire (2004, ★ 7.5)
- 42 (2013, ★ 7.2)
- Legend (2015, ★ 7.1)
- Mystic River (2003, ★ 7.7)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989, ★ 8)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988, ★ 5.9)
- Payback (1999, ★ 6.8)
- Robin Hood (2010, ★ 6.4)
- Green Zone (2010, ★ 6.5)
- A Knight's Tale (2001, ★ 6.9)
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009, ★ 5.8)
- Blood Work (2002, ★ 6.2)
- The Postman (1997, ★ 6.3)
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009, ★ 6.4)
- Assassins (1995, ★ 6.5)
- Conspiracy Theory (1997, ★ 6.6)
- Finestkind (2023, ★ 6.9)
- The Killer (2024, ★ 6.2)
- Spenser Confidential (2020, ★ 6.5)
- 976-EVIL (1988, ★ 5.2)
- The Order (2003, ★ 5.7)
- Highway to Hell (1991, ★ 5.8)
- 976-Evil II (1992, ★ 4.5)