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Brian Helgeland

Writing

Brian Helgeland

EN, SR cinema · 36 credits

Born

17 January 1961 (age 65)

Birthplace

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Also known as Brian Thomas Helgeland

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.

Known for

Filmography

Button Man

Button Man

ENNot rated

Screenplay, Director

Spenser Confidential 2

Spenser Confidential 2

ENNot rated

Screenplay

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

ENNot rated

Executive Producer, Writer

Outside Man

Outside Man

ENNot rated

Director, Writer

Django/Zorro

Django/Zorro

ENNot rated

Writer

The Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper

ENNot rated

Screenplay

The Killer poster

The Killer

EN · 20246.3

Screenplay

Finestkind poster

Finestkind

EN · 20236.8

Director, Writer

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist poster

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

EN · 20218.0

as Self

Kreka: Dreamcatcher poster

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

SR · 202110.0

as Self

Spenser Confidential poster

Spenser Confidential

EN · 20206.5

Screenplay

Legend poster

Legend

EN · 20157.0

Writer, Director

42 poster

42

EN · 20137.2

Director, Screenplay

Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

EN · 20106.4

Screenplay, Story

Green Zone poster

Green Zone

EN · 20106.5

Writer

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant poster

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

EN · 20095.9

Screenplay

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 poster

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

EN · 20096.4

Screenplay

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light poster

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

EN · 20067.1

as Self

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' poster

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

EN · 20058.0

as Self

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

2004

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

EN · 20049.5

as Self

Man on Fire poster

Man on Fire

EN · 20047.5

Screenplay

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

2003

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

EN · 200310.0

as Self

The Order poster

The Order

EN · 20035.7

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Mystic River poster

Mystic River

EN · 20037.7

Screenplay

A Knight's Tale: Making Of poster

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

EN · 200210.0

as Self

Blood Work poster

Blood Work

EN · 20026.2

Screenplay

A Knight's Tale poster

A Knight's Tale

EN · 20016.9

Director, Producer, Writer

Payback poster

Payback

EN · 19996.8

Screenplay, Director

L.A. Confidential poster

L.A. Confidential

EN · 19977.8

Screenplay, Co-Producer

The Postman poster

The Postman

EN · 19976.3

Screenplay

Conspiracy Theory poster

Conspiracy Theory

EN · 19976.6

Writer

Assassins poster

Assassins

EN · 19956.5

Screenplay

976-EVIL II poster

976-EVIL II

EN · 19924.5

Characters

Highway to Hell poster

Highway to Hell

EN · 19915.9

Writer, Co-Producer

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master poster

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

EN · 19885.9

Screenplay, Story

976-EVIL poster

976-EVIL

EN · 19885.3

Writer