Rian Johnson

Director

Born: December 17, 1973 (age 52)
From: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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…

Filmography (29)

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Director
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
Self
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames (2024)
Self
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (2023)
Self
The Space Western of the Southwest (2023)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Director
Scream (2022)
Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
Knives Out (2019)
Director
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs (2018)
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle (2018)
Self
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
Self
Balance of the Force (2018)
Self
The Force of Sound (2018)
Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Director
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Imperial Technician (uncredited)
Out of Print (2014)
Self
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
Self
Looper (2012)
Director
The Life of the World to Come (2010)
Director
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Director
Building Brick
Building Brick (2006)
Brick (2006)
Director
The Psychology of Dream Analysis (2002)
Director
Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing (2001)
Director
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (1997)
Director
Cleaning the Pool (1995)
Director
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!! (1993)
Director
Ninja Ko: Origami Master (1990)
Director
Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film
Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film
Director