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James Mangold

James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born December 16, 1963 New York City, New York, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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Ford v Ferrari

2019 · 2h 33m · Drama · History

High attentionFast-paced

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Logan

2017 · 2h 17m · Drama · Science Fiction

RewatchableDrama

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James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with Heavy (1995) and gained recognition for the films Cop Land (1997), Girl, Interrupted (1999), Identity (2003), Walk the Line (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and two films in the X-Men franchise with The Wolverine (2013) and Logan (2017), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He then directed the sports drama film Ford v Ferrari (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and directed and co-wrote Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), the fifth and final instalment in the Indiana Jones series. For the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (2024), Mangold was once again nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay and his first nomination for Best Director.

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2025On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"Actor — Self
2024A Complete UnknownDirector · Producer · Writer
2024Music by John WilliamsActor — Self - Filmmaker
2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordActor — Self
2023The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyActor — Self
2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyWriter · Director
2021Arianne Phillips: Dressing the PartActor — Self
2020Artist, Teacher, Mentor: Remembering Milos FormanActor
2020The Call of the WildProducer
2020Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to LifeActor — Self
2017The Greatest ShowmanProducer
2017Making 'Logan'Actor — Self
2013The Wolverine: Path of a RoninActor — Self
2013The WolverineDirector
2011Clint Eastwood's WestActor — Self
2011Turning Like ClockworkActor — Self
2010Knight and DayDirector
20073:10 to YumaDirector
2006Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the LineActor — Self
2005Walk the LineDirector · Writer
2004Mackendrick on FilmActor — Self
2003IdentityDirector
2002The Sweetest ThingActor — Dr. Greg
2001Kate & LeopoldActor · Director · Writer — Irate Director Richard (uncredited)
1999Girl, InterruptedDirector · Writer
1997Cop LandDirector · Writer
1995HeavyDirector · Writer
1995At SundanceActor — Self
1992Will Vinton's Claymation EasterWriter
1988Oliver & CompanyWriter
—High SideDirector · Producer
—The Wild One HundredsProducer

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