Craig Gillespie

Producer, Director, Writer

Birthdate: Sep 1, 1967

Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Craig Gillespie is an Australian film director, best known for his films Lars and the Real Girl (2007), I, Tonya (2017) and Cruella (2021). Born and raised in Sydney, Gillespie moved to New York City at the age of nineteen to study illustration, graphic design and advertising at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts. Gillespie worked for fifteen years as a commercial director, commonly working with cinematographers Adam Kimmel and Rodrigo Prieto. His debut feature film was 2007's Mr. Woodcock but he left the project after several negative test screenings, and many scenes were re-written and re-shot.

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2023 |
Dumb Money
Dumb Money
2023
R
1h 45m
Biography, Comedy, Drama
6.9
David vs. Goliath tale about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the world's hottest company.
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2021 |
Cruella
Cruella
2021
PG-13
2h 14m
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
7.3
A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.
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2022 |
42.6 Years
2021 |
Cruella 2
2019 |
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha
2019
R
1h 32m
Biography, Documentary, Music
8.1
A portrait of the extraordinary life and career of actor Anton Yelchin.
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2018 |
I, Tonya
I, Tonya
2018
R
1h 59m
Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
7.5
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
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2016 |
The Finest Hours
The Finest Hours
2016
PG-13
1h 57m
Action, Drama, History, Thriller
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
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2014 |
Million Dollar Arm
Million Dollar Arm
2014
PG
2h 4m
Biography, Drama, Sport
A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
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2013 |
Chippendales
2011 |
Fright Night
2007 |
Lars and the Real Girlas Director
2007 |
Mr. Woodcock