Karyn Kusama

Director, Producer, Writer

Birthdate: Mar 21, 1968

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Karyn Kusama was born on 21 March 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a director and producer, known for The Invitation (2015), Girlfight (2000) and Yellowjackets (2021). She has been married to Phil Hay since October 2006. They have one child.

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2023 |
Lynch/Oz
Lynch/Oz
2023
1h 48m
Documentary
6.9
Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.
asHost (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes')
2021–2023 • 2 eps |
Yellowjacketsas Director
2018 |
Half the Picture
Half the Picture
2018
TV-PG
1h 34m
Documentary
7.2
A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
asSelf
2017 |
78/52
78/52
2017
Not Rated
1h 31m
Documentary
7.3
An unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), the "man behind the curtain", and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema.
asSelf - Director, 'The Invitation' - 'Jennifer's Body'
2016 |
Breed
2014 |
Bad Behavior
2012 |
Mina Harker
2009 |
Jennifer's Body
2005 |
Æon Flux
2000 |
Girlfightas Director

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2018 |
Destroyer
Destroyer
2018
R
2h 1m
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
6.2
A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
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2017 |
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2017
R
1h 20m
Horror
4.6
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
2016 |
The Invitation
The Invitation
2016
Not Rated
1h 40m
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
6.6
When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.